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​ BEAUTY OF BLACK

By Adwowa Minus 

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BEAUTIFUL BLACK 
SO DEEP AND SO PURE THEY CURSE YOUR SKIN AS IF IT'S POISON   
REALLY, IT BE THE CURE 
SO BLACK IT BE BLUE
SO BRAVE IT DON'T GET NO BRAVER 
TO BE BLACK IN AMERICA 
TO BE SO HATED 
TO BE SO LOVED 
SO CONFUSING 
THE BLACK BEAUTY DON'T KNOW THE BEAUTY OF BLACK 
DON'T KNOW THE POWER OF BLACK 
DON'T KNOW THE HISTORY OF BLACK 
DON'T KNOW THE HEALING OF BLACK 
JUST KNOW SHE DON'T WANNA BE BLACK 
EVEN THOUGH EVERYBODY WANNA BE BLACK 
BECAUSE OF BEAUTIFUL BLACK SKIN 
STRONGEST STRAND OF MELANIN 
SKIN BE SHEDDING GOLD 
I GOT THAT IMPECCABLE GLOW 
I BE THE LIGHT 
GIVING ALL TYPES OF LIFE 
ANCESTORS GIVING ME CONFIDENCE
GOT THAT THIRD EYE CONSCIOUSNESS 
CHAKRAS ALIGNED 
MEDITATING WHEN THE SUNRISES 
THANKING GOD FOR MY EXISTENCE 
HEAVILY BLESSED TO BE DIPPED IN SKIN RESEMBLING AMBER 
HEAVILY BLESSED TO BE BLACK EVEN IN AMERICA 

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