An Affirmation to Black Girls

Hello, mother,

Hello, friend,

Hello, sister,

How you been?

I love you so much.

You’re so strong and so kind and so sweet.

Your melanin mixes so well with your bright white teeth.

Your high cheekbones

And chocolate brown skin

Greets me, warms me, and welcomes me

To a world of knowing.

For all we do is win

In a world that has been unkind to us

Yet, we persevere.

I love you,

My dear.

Black girl!

Yes, come on in the room-

Let’s address the elephant in the room.

When you walked in,

It’s almost like time stood still

Because your beauty is fierce.

You walk as if you own this space

That you’re in.

Black girl!

Come on,

Don’t be shy.

We all know that you’re fly,

And that you’re smart.

Don’t ever pretend like you aren’t.

I hope you never dim your glow

Because someone’s jealousy has made them uncomfortable;

For there’s a way to be humble

Without feeling like you’ve crumbled.

For there’s a way to be quiet

Without feeling muffled to silence.

Don’t die.

Don’t commit suicide.

We need you on the earth

To help us.

Black girl!

You are amazing.

You were created just as you are,

Which is perfect.

Our thigh and our hips may not look like what we see on TV,

But,

That’s why we call it sci-fi,

Because it doesn’t represent our reality.

The world just wants you to hate yourself so that they can continue to profit it off of you as if you were still a slave.

But no,

We’ve been made

By a free God,

So let’s be free like Him.