Strong Black Woman Poems

31 YEARS OF BEING THE HAPPIEST MOTHER
IN ALL THE WORLD
IS TRULY SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE
BECAUSE MAKEBA IS MY LITTLE GIRL

I TAUGHT HER TO GRAB LIFE BY...

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Do not call me
strong Black woman for
it is not a compliment
It is a title given to us
boxed inside expectations that
weigh us down
We are not superheroes
yet...

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Black woman you are my Nubian Queen.
Black woman you are strong.
Black woman you are the one,
Black woman you are a true blessing on this little...

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Black woman
Strong, black woman 
You come from a mighty land,
Your skin is made from God's pure earth,
Strong, black woman you're beautiful 
You are made by...

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As a child I always envisioned what my life would become
Who will I be, where will I live, will I be free, 
will I be...

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I am woman … 
WOMAN
Of Congo, 
Chewed, 
Spat out,
And bestowed with straw basket
To fetch water. 
You set upon us 
Wild dogs, 
Stretching our legs wide,
Ripping...

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The things in my life seem nothing more than a complex structure that I can no longer mold
or control.
 I am a strong black woman...

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A Strong Black Woman
Is someone who can hold her own,
She's never weak
Always strong.

She's very independent
Don't need a man,
On her own two feet
She can stand.

She keeps...

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I finish school, worked and been through love.
these are the days of  strong black woman.
I been hurt many times.
I did wrong.
I picked myself up...

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The struggles of a black woman is at best a horrific, tumultuous one
But the black woman is strong and will not be un-done
We don't always...

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