•BBB (Beautiful Black Boy)•
beautiful black boy
don't get discouraged
even when u see another cousin of yours laying in the street
in a puddle of his own blood
your last memory of him was putting up his blood sign
the police don't even have the respect to put a tarp over his breathless body
they let people pass by stare
allow the bystanders eyes to be betrayed
beautiful black boy
take pride in your culture
normalize talking about black women in a positive light
make it a normal thing to do
praise us like u do your mother
her mother
and your ancestors
oh beautiful black boy
i'm sorry u have a target on your back
another foolish act of fear
fearful that we, u are strong
we are
u are
beautiful, strong, and a leader
the number of deaths that we have dealt with
don't make up the fight that we, u have been through
u are seeds
of the ones that couldn't live earlier than
your time
black boy
stay beautiful
stay black
and be proud of it
YOU ARE READING
Morgan's POV
PoetryA peek inside my mind of what I go through but never say out loud. This is the closest my poems will go out to the world but this is a small step in the right direction. I hope you like it here. 🌷
