Free
Brown skinned girl, you will rule this world.
Your vibrant melanin glistening in the sun, boasts of its beauty in light,
and stays hidden in the night.
The sway and bounce of your curls so lovely,
Dark brown eyes, like the most expensive pearls.
Be free brown skinned girl, you are free brown skinned girl.
Your strength in a chin held high, never look down.
Bring your gaze to the sky, where you belong among the stars;
When they tell you to leave, or you’re told to go far.
Remember who you are.
Who you are and where you have came,
The safaris run through your veins, the lioness in you will not be tamed —
No one is to blame for the hate you endure,
remember to love and see them as pure.
Be free brown skinned girl, you are free brown skinned girl.
Your heart is the richest of all your splendor; Gold to its core.
So, love your skin and your hair,
Your wide hips and larger than average lips.
Love your dark eyes and your bright smile,
Remember who you are child.
Show the brown skinned children who they can be,
Where they can go, and what they could see;
Be free’d brown skinned girl, you are free now — brown skinned girl.
Do not hide from the sun that was made for you; stay in the light and I watch the world adore you.
K.R.
“A woman in harmony with her spirit is like a river flowing. She goes where she will without pretense and arrives at her destination prepared to be herself and herself only”
