“Woman”
I am more than the sum
of my body parts.
I am divine.
Transcending all
space and time.
My
beginnings are
ever of old,
eclipsing
the
African Nile.
I acquired knowledge
of life’s intricate path at
King Solomon’s feet.
I am divine.
Transcending
all
space and time.
From the hypnotic
and mesmerizing sway of
my
hips, men throughout
the ages were brought
to
their knees.
All nations came from
the bowels of my Mother Eve.
She
was taken right from my
Father Adam’s side.
They are supreme, giving
life
and form to every living
God-breathing thing.
You marvel at my ancestry
while
coveting my majesty;
Hating what you can’t
understand.
God-made,
black
“don’t crack.”
Hair that defies gravity
and melanin that has never
regarded science.
Admittedly, quite hard to
comprehend.
I am more than the sum
of my body parts.
I
am divine.
Transcending all
space and time.
My
father first called me
woman.
cjj ©
Poem
Written By: Chyrel J. Jackson
