Black Love

black love is tough

the whispered voices of your brown brothers urging you on and keeping you sane

black love is the embrace of your mother as she rocks you gently thru the cold wet rain and lets you know its goin’ be alright

black love is a vicious bark turned into a vicious bite

black love is tough

patiently awaiting the day of parole

black love is keeping a candle in the window

the silent prayers of vacant stomachs trusting the lord

turning their dreams into store bought wishes for a brighter tomorrow

and a satisfied today

black love is that forgotten dream steadily floating away

it shadows the hunger and shines down on pride

igniting the spirit and blinding the eyes

black love is the blues and john coltrane

wailing a soulful tune from the depths of his divinity

spinning a web of castrated desire to set his captive spirit free

the heat of a blue flame on a bright red rose

black love is respect for the lives of the old

blaring confidence and silent despair

the black fist on the back of the comb in your hair

black love is painful

black love is real

the coal in the engine

and the spokes on the wheel

the smoke in the sky

and the stiff iron track

the gleam in your eye

and the sweat on your back

black love is alive, passionate, and free

a single tear drop that longs to be a wave in the sea

black love is 1,000 fists raised high in the sky

a unified voice and a unified cry

black love is the kiss that cools the burn on your forehead

when hot comb meets nap

spicy chicken wings that make you jump back

round brown shoulders glistening in the sun

black love is crazy

black love is fun

black love is everything

the dark side of the moon

the interstellar womb

the cocoon of man’s civilization

black love is the spirit of every nation

hand writ sanskrit prayers from ancient kemit

beyond the horizon of the cosmic black sea

the rhythm in you and the rhythm in me

a disregard for the rules, chaotic and free

the beauty in you and the beauty in me

black america is the paradigm twice shifted

black love is the infinite

yes, black love is infinite