The Depths of My Black
It's more than what is on the surface.
Black,
As deep as the moon’s horizons
Black,
As deep as the depths of my nurture
Black,
The kiss of melanin that is blessed upon my gentle skin
A kiss of sweetness
A kiss of passion
Black,
The skin of those in which it is envied by most
Yet; mostly imitated by those who want to be us
Those who can’t touch the superiority that is tainted within our skin
Black,
Just like the sweetness of his nectar that pours out of his mouth
and into his words
Black,
Like the golden crown in which sits on the top of a melanated queen
Black,
The type that makes a mf blood boil because it's something so worthy of it that can no be explained
That type of black in which can not be duplicated or imitated
That type of black in which only a black woman or a black man can understand
Black,
The color that makes you think of royalty
Black,
Like no other
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