They say Black is the absence of all color,
In reality it is that which encompasses all light.
Black is bouncy curls, chocolate skin, luscious lips,
And melanin that blankets my body like Saran Wrap.
Black...
They fought and they prayed and they cried and they woke
to reality - in which they saw fragility yet malleability
a road they could pave
a future with no slaves
a fight made for the brave
those chains...
