Things should never be
Just black and white.
For if you have no color,
You have no life.
Sometimes, you must get things wrong
So you can get it right.
I would die happy.
If I died tonight.
An empty life
is an empty soul.
A life that's full
is a life that's whole.
The life I've lived
has been good and bad.
But I would not change
the life I've had.
Black girl abused.
Black woman denied.
But I shook it off
And still I rise.
I could stand and shout
My independence.
But without my team,
I would not win it.
I love to laugh.
And I laugh to live.
To my inner circle,
my last I'd give.
Surrounded by friends and family
Bathed in love.
Now remembering
The little girl I was.
Looking back
Along the path I've walked.
Remembering lessons
That life has taught.
The love of my life
Is at my side
And my commitment to him,
Cannot be denied.
Thanking Source for grace
And how it's covered me.
Gratitude will be my lifeline
Until they bury me.
But don't get it twisted,
I may still get off track.
But I will never go away
So there will be no comeback.
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