Letter To My Future Daughter Poem by Abriyah Walker

Daughter, drink from the waters of renewal



Realize your true potential as mother earth



Life springs from you,



Trials and tribulations of life you ride like your monthly cycle



Daughter, you are light



No matter how dark your complexion



Galaxies and civilizations rest on the apple of your cheeks



Your intellect and knowledge of self make the smartest of men weak



Daughter, as you swim in my womb you bring me joy



You'll be spoiled, surrounded by stories of migration from the land of milk and honey to that of thorns and thistles



How with a little effort and generations we were able to transform it into a Garden better than the one that held Adam &Even



Daughter, the world is a cold place but the appearance of your face will make it that much warmer



Your very existence a gift from TheGreatOne

A perfect gift that I could never have won



Daughter, you were conceived of the purest of Black love, shaped in every shade of melanin and African magic



Cocooned in midwives tells of easy births and ivory bones from the most skilled witch doctor



Daughter, you are wanted and worthy of everything your heart desires



You, the physical representation of our people

An essential piece of my being