She carries this weight.
Our weight.
Her troubles
on her back.
Alone.
Black girl.
I wish I could
Take the weight off your
Shoulders
And destroy the world
That forced its
Burdens on your back.
Not even giving
Us the time to lay
Them down at the
Foot of the Gods
They forced us to worship.
Oh Black Girl,
They forget
You are the mother and
The creator
And the strength.
They saw it. A glimpse was enough.
They tried to destroy it
But didn’t realize
They can’t destroy
What we won’t allow.
One black girl to another.
Lay your burdens here.
I may be the Goddess
Who comes through for you.
I am not the answer to your prayers
But I will make them answer
For your pain.
Lay your burdens at my feet.
I will hold on to them
For a while.
