I Am Black But Comely Part I & II (2 Poems by Maryanne D. Brown Campbell) (658 hits)
I Am Black But Comely Part I
Her heart doesn't cease to beat To the silent rhythms she still hears And we can only feel Her ebony so surreal Her mind is a monument Erected in the hearts of her people No need for a museum reveal, or To be hoisted in a cathedral She is a walking, talking piece of Art That makes Mona Lisa look futile Even Da Vince couldn't do her justice She just is Beauty inspiring The multitudes to seek Cuts and incisions so deep They leave a scar on her majesty What society continually mars and negates, and loathes and speaks of in Treachery They continuously emulate Berating her so intricately because they want to be Her crux of beauty With full thick hair And derriere Plumped lips And darker skin She is the magnetic attraction, with a beauty that never ends Because it radiates from her spirit within Just check her melanin Her smooth, unwrinkled skin Read the Songs of Solomon That confirm she is: "I am black, but comely, I am beautiful..."
I Am Black But Comely Part II
She not only knows, She's convinced and who Would convince her otherwise When her spirit Embraces life and begets life When her heart Is an eternal source When her mind Creates and believes and knows All that God has Defined When her eyes devour, Comfort and discern All that her voice can articulate When her smile Is the epicenter of the horizon Inviting and ever warm When her hands Can heal, soothe and comfort All that is not at rest When her arms Are the embrace of God or Allah When her feet Have stumbled and have still Gone on When her voice Can resonate songs Deaf ears can hear Like Angels Hark the Heralds They who could convince her Otherwise Have never met her face To face Have never conversed with her Have never met her acquaintance Because to know her Most beautiful soul Is to love her And to know yourself...
These poems were published in my second book "Food for the Soul", with several other poems, available at www.authorhouse.com ; Barnes & Noble and www.amazon.com by Maryanne D. Brown Campbell.
