Tuesday, 29 September 2009

Pregnant Black Woman


To my pregnant black woman

You have been forsaken
You have been abandoned
You have cried long tears
You should have no fears

To my pregnant black woman

We are proud of you, in this crowd a child is born
How strong, how long, how far have we gone?
That our blackness is now portrayed in our strength
The clock ticks, her breath goes fast, her womb swells
Look at her face as she sweats in labour, she cries as she pushes
Help help help no father there to help, no doctor there to help
Again I say to my pregnant black woman

You have been forsaken
You have been abandoned
You have cried long tears
You should have no fears

Those kings and queens
Those prince and princess
Tint your womb in flawless
The blessing keeps them speechless

We are so happy to have you with such hearts of love and endurance
In pain she stand and wait, in tears she pray and hope, in fate she keeps
The faith, in winter she still takes me by the hand and dresses me up
My coat thicken feathered leather jacket, she smiles at me even when every hope
Is gone, she was strong, and thought me not to do wrong.

You have been forsaken
You have been abandoned
You have cried long tears
You should have no fears

Those kings and queens
Those prince and princess
Tint your womb in flawless
The blessing keeps them speechless

To my pregnant black woman
I remember when I was crying in your womb
And you still reached out to me, feed me, loved me
How much love do I owe you?
How much have I got to pay you?
You are a blessing to this earth
You are a true mother to earth

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