Sensational Tones

In the summer time

I make it my business

to bask in the

Sun

Illuminating my skin

with a Regal Glow of

Sistah

I pamper my afro more

Because

as I stroll

I want others to be

Reminded of

Nikki Giovanni or

Angela Davis

Maya Angelou and 

Toni Cade Bambara

Ladies with light faces

That embraced

the True Feel of

Being

a woman of

Color

Knowing that the brain

and heart

is more than

abstract tones

That whether

you are 

Blue Black

or as fair as a

winter's day

If you have

Ever been

dismissed or

denied

The satisfaction of your 

Inalienable Rights

you were next to kin

Kindred spirits

Formed from rich soils

and golds

Our minds had to be tampered with

To prevent us from 

Reaching our goal

Little things

like who is the best

Stagnate us from

Gaing new

Enlightened 

Souls

I cannot be summed up 

to a brown paper bag

Or

If my hair is good

to consider myself

Black

That is only a part of who 

I am

For I am more than

what you see

You may elude with

Your version of the facts

But, that doesn't make it my

History