PerfectingTheArtOfImperfection

-listen to the tick go tock on the bomb-: For Black Women with Deep Voices: →

ironwingscarbonhearts:

We were once slaves who used songs to survive.

that’s why we have women who can bellow way below

the usual threshold.

beyond the smarts of the heart,

past where humanity can be affected.

We sing and our eyes gleam with the brightness of Kings

once passed, because we know once more

our…

# for black women with deep voices poetry walking home me mine thank you black women

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