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To the Darkie

True beauty defined by that which is isolated 
The loathe for that which is natural. 
An internal abhor, despising her vivacious soulfulness. 
It is the pigment she is hated for
It is the excessive melamine they are repulsed by. 
The sophisticated ignorance to the elephant in the room.
Colorism a global entity, more real than you and me.
A liable source of self loathe
Colorism has become viral, Colorism has been global since the beginning of time 
Greater than racism, infiltrating the walls of tribes. 
We have become colorists. A world paved by yellow. For yellow will forever pay.
She shall not become a victim of a cultural appropriateness 
An intersection so feminist in touch with her melanic beauty. 
Her revolution has been revised 
The revolution must be televised 
A black lily rare close to extinction 
A blossom in a debris of hate 
Victimized by the color of skin
Rejected by those that look like us
It is not that we aren't but it is because we are darker than the night
It is because we shall not stand to be rejected for what the Creator created us to be. 
Black blossoming with beautified pride
My revolution is being televised
Colorism shall not be the death of a natural darkie
Colorism shall be the rise of an extraordinary phenomenon. 
Colorism is mutable with a unity
Breaking barriers of pigment seclusion 
This revolution will be televised 
True beauty can never be defied
It is not in our pigment 
But in our inner being
Let sophisticated wisdom go viral 
Let the "Darkie" be televised.
Tin-tin®

Copyright © Tinaye Munyawiri | Year Posted 2016



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Woman of Valour

WOMAN OF VALOUR. 
where art thou gracious woman.
Peaceful being, strength and beauty at your fingertips.
Adams fantasy, Eve's descendant.
A trophy you are, A queen like Esther.
A child of royal priesthood 
You shall strut on a bed of roses.
God's grace and mercy at your favour.
Where art thou lady of comeliness. 
The pulchritude favourable 
Inner beauty lovable 
Thou shall be better than before
An increase in your humanity 
Woman of valour, an extraction from his rib you are.
Woman of valour, his helper you shall be 
Building bonds greater than that of Ruth's and Naomi's 
Proverbs 31:10 A woman of Noble character 
Where art thou woman of the 31status 
Where art thou women of valour
Past, present and future. 
Where are you beings that nurture? 
Blessed is you woman of the 31character 
Blessed are you woman of valour. 

Tin-tin®

Copyright © Tinaye Munyawiri | Year Posted 2016


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