We Are the Two Headed City
No man could separate us
all they could do was add to us
give our soul food
give our food soul
It was a woman who broke us
entered the cracks of hate
leaked through the pores of
inequality, injustice
I am the white one
Daughter of conquerors
Princess of the realm
Belle and heir to the kingdom
I am the blonde one
the Jewel of my father’s crown
the one that adds class
adds power, adds indifference
I am the black head
Mother of the oppressed
Queen of the swamp
Maker and maintainer of soul
I am the cocoa one
the Diamond of the coal mine
the one that adds sass
adds music, adds separation
Together we unite the people
but we have been damaged
made two
our parents and children are lost
lost to us
lost to each other
Copyright © Will Hollis | Year Posted 2007
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