Celestial Goddess

You are a goddess

Can't you see

The way your skin sparkles

The velvety darkness

Is the night sky

In all its splendour

Only those

Who can see your beauty

Notice the stars

And galaxies

And constellations

Your skin contains

Only those

Who look closely

See the divine

In the depths of your eyes

Please don't

Bleach your skin, Goddess

Bleach is for filth

Your skin is clean and pretty

When you lighten it

You remove the galaxies

Of our universe

Please don't

Wear coloured lenses, Goddess

Your eyes contain dark mysteries

Echoes of the swirls of the cosmos

When you cover it

We can't see the truth

Please don't

Tame your hair, Goddess

Your curls are wild

Like the earth itself

Your braids

Are the woven tapestry

Of time itself

You remind us all

Of our truest nature

That we are of the universe

That we are of the earth

Made of stardust

And earthdust

And swirls of celestial beauty

Every person

Of every colour

Is celestial

And divine

Just like you

But something

Or someone

Took it from us

Made us mundane

And ordinary

But your celestial skin

And wild earth hair

And deep, mysterious eyes

Force us to look at what was lost

See what we're all lacking

That authenticity

That natural beauty

Everything that is divine in us

You contain it all

If only you could see

If only you stopped believing

The lies of my ancestors