I Am Poem by Alise Yewande Adeluwoye

Hair like the finest wool,
Eyes like onyx stones set in pearls.
Skin like ebony wood kissed with velvet,
Ears that have heard everything and hear the unheard.
Lips that release truth and desire.
Heart that loves endlessly,
Breasts that nurture and comfort you.
The womb the secret place, where children of the sun are born.
The butterfly the gateway to pleasure and reproduction.
The thighs the pillar of strength.
Feet, where I stand rooted to the universe.
Who am I?
Don't you know?
I am black woman the mother of civilisation.

Ashe


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