From Whence I CameA Poem by Tinasha LaRayéAm I to be called Black or African American?
The uniqueness of our blackness
African and more I will never settle for Just a color Just a shade I know my blood bleeds African ancestry And my heart beats American complexities Of erased identities But I dance to the rhythm of a Kingdom many know not of Embrace my sunkissed skin Uniqueness circulating within Manifesting in cocoa hues and jovial tunes Copied by the masses There are no passes here No ignoring from whence I came No buying into the false redefining of a people Who have been taught ignorance on subjects of lineage, legacy, inheritance and the like Self seeking, self sufficient, self absorbed mindsets Lead to self sabotage Transatlantic explosions of yesterday Have evolved to poverty implosions of today I refuse to drink the orphans koolaid I have a Mother Land who birthed me A forgiven brother who raised me A heavenly Father who knew and knows me I have homes to whom I belong In time And in eternity © 2015 Tinasha LaRayéReviews
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2 Reviews Added on February 20, 2015 Last Updated on February 20, 2015 AuthorTinasha LaRayéOKAboutI am because my mother birthed me my father planted me my God created me. Life has unfolded for me in 29 chapters so far with two brothers a smile and a few good memories to show for it. I am because .. more..Writing
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