I am ebony, cinnamon, ivory, copper and cream and my
eyes reflect the rainbow of life. I am too tough to care
and too fine to share and the world has made me
beautiful beyond compare
Forever sold, bought and sought by men of
carnal thought, I am the mother of all nations and
the peoples of the world are my bastard children.
I am the womanhood of mankind, the beauty, the
intelligence, the creativity and the compassion,
from man I came and from me comes man.
I am a contradiction in terms, loving my enemies and
disregarding myself while controlling tremendous power
and wealth. I am the essence of all the world, I am
everything decent and content, I am an American
woman of African descent.
