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Diamond Made



I’m carbon-based,
Resurrection cornerstone foundation laid
Diamond made

These obsidian eyes
sardius shine ...
agate Illuminating
my igneous bright coal face

With volcanic intensity,
my onyx lips glow
And the chest cavity 
			         pressure beneath
	   			              fire paint
       			            these
                 pulmonary
       walls

Sparkling carbuncle candlelight beats,
which wax amethyst faithfully
through the opaque, misty waterfalls

A Morning Star rebirth future
was the burning bush path 
I chose to embrace

Forged in the hardest fires,
I was fashioned 
with mercy and grace

Mind unbendable   ...   spirit unbreakable

Thus, I declare: I’m Diamond made

From the naked sunburst moment
understanding first clothed me,
I was emerald told
my birthright as a slave — 
Sky-sculpted, unfettered Sapphire tears
that were Diamond made

My first father chain-born,
felt the most pressure
	       ever
           put upon 
a clay-skin carbon vessel

My first shipped mother,
iron umbilical link womb held
in a dungeon cargo cell,
taught her children wisely
	         not to murder rebel

And the pressure to bottle that rage,
blew the doors off the cage
of my bloodline’s collective captive mind

Unlimited cosmic expansion
was our cherubic wings, innervision legacy
A spinning free-thought pulsar, Supernova aorta core, 
		        which turquoise topaz bleed

And the pressure in their veins,
from the plantation struggles and the 
	abolition strivings,
was peacefully presbyterian passed down to me

Genetic roots pressure burst the oppression pipes,
and let the chrysolyte wind in my beryl lungs
	  jacinth breathe DNA free

Ruby righteous spirit flow to the firmament
was my ligure liberated destiny 

I’m the dove offspring of Love Infinity, 
	      pure carbon-based ...
Double blessing of joy,
                that is 24/7 carat cut, 
                            be my jasper posterity legacy

I’m Diamond made — 

Resurrection cornerstone foundation laid

Sapphire twin palm pressure 
is all these praying, crystal eyes ever did need

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