Poetic Black And Blue Period Poem by Hanna Abideen

When has he left you?
Asked aunt Zuri.
'During autumn' I replied.
That night was not old enough to let out.

The black girl sitting on the vanity
About to mix whitening creams dazed
Why should I mask poetic black?
She asked herself over and again.

Streets were dense with violent worded beliefs
Heavy the pain wars etched on paper
Beyond the lyrical black and white
Lies the abode of destructive dreams

My metaphors stepped out of the hell
Where humans blame dark skin a sin.
Sipping the bitterness of race prejudice
I walked away not to poison my soul.

I searched for inkpot to fill my quill
With blackest ink dried in sorrow.
I walked more and more to pluck the blue hue
Lies in the darkest of all hours.

Where did you go?
Asked aunt Zuri.
'In the autumn blues I fade away
Without taking off the dark skin' I replied.