Elemental rebellion
One of our only protectors
The sun burns their skins
With the reminder of their sins
The sun kisses our skin
Gifting it with affection
The wind echoes with our ancestors stories
A silent act of justice
A way to honour black history
To haunt the guilty
The wind lifts our heads up
To remind us
That they can't break us
And that it will always avenge us
The fire ignites us
To empower us
To speak up
It gives us our voice to show them we won't shut up
They can't stop us
Our fire burns through their hatred of blackness
But for us
It gives us our confidence
The ocean our biggest protectors
Freed us
From a lifetime of punishment
It saved us
And buried us
Then made sure our pain wasn't forgotten
It gave us our salvation
A different form of justice
The soil has tasted our blood
Carried our burdens
And held our broken bodies
It has drowned in our tears
And cried to our prayers
Copyright © Layla Riley-Hill | Year Posted 2025
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