and with each
blink she symbolizes
the metaphorical beauty
of her past,
dipped in the
historical blackness of
her ancestors, embedded
with the strength
and speech of
their pain, your
eyes, they speak
of generations, they
seek our liberation,
and often i
find myself fixated
on you, in
the same manner
you look at
me, the both
of you, so
brazen so beautiful,
so lo.
-e.