Naudia Williams
I be that unapologetic Blk
That turn nothing into miracles Blk
So Blk my hands call back home to the motherland
So Blk I got prayers from grandmas hands
So Blk my baby hairs curl
Into a panthers fist
So Blk even my poems fight my rights to be Blk and beautiful
I be that innovative Blk
High top fades finger waves and box braids Blk
Keeping my head up a Blk
Fitted caps and snapbacks Blk
Rest In Peace uncle Forreal Blk
That educated melanin and will be compensated Blk
The Blk that white America lacks
The Blk that built the white house
The Blk that they try to destroy
The Blk they cannot destroy
I be that Blk from way back
When jazz escaped the fingers of my soul
When I offer peace love and soul
That Blk that say it loud and proud Blk
That Blk that rocked Steady
And told u something good
That explosive Blk
The type of Blk that can’t be contained
I’m that nappy roots Blk
That I know who I am Blk
That I am beautiful Blk
That I have a purpose Blk
That I am not your hashtag Blk
That I have always matter Blk
So Blk that panthers envy me
So Blk the Sphinx was made in my image
So Blk my Blk don’t crack
So Blk I sip on immortality
So Blk me and Kin have a soul train line in heaven
So Blk that I live a long life