Every bit of me

I’m Erykah Badu on repeat,

Sunday morning , brown skin glowing, kisses gifted from the sun.

I’m an uneven shades of hip hop and Jazz,

A little of Miss Simon then some Tribe.

I’m paint that graces the canvas,

Sunsets and midnight artworks.

I’m ebonics on weekends and “articulate” on weekends.

I’m the notes in my Father’s guitar,

and the scent of my mother's Ethipion coffee 3 times a day.

I am the voice of my sister and the history of my ancestors.

I am friday afternoon, a book in hand,

unconditional attention for James Baldwin.

I am the spirit of Huey P Newton and the strength of Angela Davis.

I am the descendant of Lucy and a sister to a sister.

I am my past, the present and the future.

I am what I am.

I am unapologetically free.