Some believe
A mitochondrial truth
Makes it apropos
That African women are
Described using a metaphor
BLACK.
In the world of Art
BLACK
Is the presence
Of
All colors.
And yet,
It appears, simultaneously,
Incorrect
Whether there is more melanin
or less
That African women are
Described using a metaphor
BLACK.
In the world of Science
BLACK
Is the absence
Of
All colors.
In the world of Science
WHITE
Is the presence
Of
All colors.
?? How ? can ? this ? be ??
Perhaps the inaccuracy
lies
in the pre position,
lies
in the pre conceived,
lies
in the pre judice…
It is better
That African women are
Described using a truth
MOTHER
-
MOTHER
Gave birth to the presence
Of
All Art
All Science
All Colors
All People…All humans.
When we refer to humans
as colors
We dehumanize them.
We are not Colors.
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