brown sugar

I tend to not give credit to the things that I do

For I tend to feel as if the things that I do are few

Or maybe i feel that they have no impact

But, yet as I rise each morning, i learn, in fact 

that I am a goddess dipped in melanated pigments, that I am sun kissed, that my beauty radiates from within, that I am heaven sent

I am an angel who is learning to fly 

Although I may not have any wings

Or have an angelic voice that sings

I possess class, and grace, I Don a wide smile on my face, and despite attempts to have my beauty erased, I’ll say it again, just in case 

I am a goddess dipped in melanated pigments, that I am sun kissed, that my beauty radiates from within, that I am heaven sent

And with this knowledge, if I’m being honest, I don’t look for a suitor to pick me,

For I am the prize that you’re winning, but if you miss me, that’s on you 

Real recognizes real and I don’t recognize you 

So I’ll walk my path until at last, we intersect

Or overlap or cross ways but still yet

Then I’ll continue to do as I do 

Making my mark on this world, leaving an imprint with my shoes

I am the light, I am joy, I am social justice in a human being 

If you wish to caress, you must impress me with more than how you dress

So say less, and listen more

If it is I that you adore

Know that this is for sure 

I am an intelligent goddess, dipped in melanated pigments that some wish to dwell in, I am sun kissed, my beauty radiates from within, I am truly heaven sent

I am not being cocky, for I am confident

However if this rubs you the wrong way my friend

Look in the mirror and recognize your own beauty then

~a drizzle of dria