“Angry black woman”
“Angry black woman”
You throw these words at me
as if I am to be ashamed but in fact,
it is my pride.
If I am not angry, then I have accepted defeat
and if you are not angry, you are part of this disease.
Your face is stained, red
from the imprints of the same palms
that you have used for hundreds of years
as blindfolds
as innocent BLACK lives are destroyed
and then when I seek for justice
when I scream “Black lives matter”
you scream “angry black woman”
but who am I to not be angry?
the deep dark colour of my skin
itself is an embodiment of pain
the deep dark colour of my skin itself
breeds anger.
Who am I to not be angry when
Emmett Till is butchered based on lies
and the woman responsible is being hidden in an undisclosed location
who am I to not be angry when
you yell at me “racism is dead”
but black men are jailed five times more than their white counterparts
you yell “slavery has been abolished”
and black men are being sold as slaves in Libya
who am I to not be angry?
Who am I to not be angry?
when your elected voice discriminates against people
like me.
a man who is only POTUS
because you love that he hates me.
…You throw these words at me
as if I am to be ashamed but in fact, it is my pride.
You are terrified of the voice of a black woman
oh you tremble at how my skin can breed anger but still
exuberate the most awe-inspiring beauty.
you are terrified of me.
you are terrified of my power
so you try to silence me with the word “anger”
but I will continue to resist.
I will continue to shout.
I will raise my fists, i will march, i will fight.
I can not be silenced.
I will continue to be an angry black woman.
Wow, its been another 2-3 years since I read your blog again. This piece was very beautiful and every time I read your work, you grow in creativity, story telling and knowledge. I’m still very proud of you and I hope you write more often (and this time I promise to read more often). Also, happy new year.
Annabelle xxx
Thank you so much love. Thank you for your support and happy new year! xx