Black Beauty . . .Naturally

Take away the B.B. cream Wooden eye brush and chemical buttered lipstick And manufactured eyelashes, You have the foundation of a natural beauty. Arched careful and defined eyebrows the Lord fully gave to me No beautician or waxer could create Or hand draw freely. While etched into my dark chocolate skin Full cheekbones and a nose of my father’s nature is Sculpted…within And eyes as fierce as fire and eyelashes full like feathers That are perfectly bound together. Below the characteristics that paint my soul Are lips full, juicy, and bold. Without lipstick, they are still plump and intensified Not even Maybelline or L’Oreal could top that definition. Corners pulled to where the shape would a perfect pout And men have not disagreed with any doubt. Not forgetting ears because they allow accessory to dangle But without them every word goes in And comes out defined entangled. . . . with knowledge. Upon my face, my locks of glory fall past my shoulders, dark and black. Smooth and thick it caresses my shoulders And questions the mirror.... Is it the eye of the beholder? Before a flash from a camera is taken My teeth already had that ability And Colgate wrote my molars into their best smile history. When put all together You have an African Goddess purely from the sky of heaven And birthed from a mother’s womb that no man-made products can assume… Were falsely created. No lipstick, foundation, and eyelashes applied No contacts or toothpaste brighten prescribed No filter No glam Just natural flawlessness…. Truly an authentic black beauty.