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Memo to a Black Woman I Know
You are
magnificent, beautiful,
magnetic majesty,
magnanimous, poetic,
magical alchemy
You are
radiance, radical energy
and grace-amazing,
spontaneous, valuable synergy,
outpace-appraising
You are discreetly cared for
as one who soothes scars,
the secret shared with
the sun, moon and stars
You are life, and light
and larger laughter,
rife with fight,
regarded rapture
You are
the knowing look
that knows of brutal reality,
the glowing brook
that grows the fruitful family tree
You are not
the hateful screams of the heartless
you are not the hurtful schemes of the artless
You’re not of the words
they’re wielding as weapons,
you’ve got songbirds that yield sonic blessings
You are a blessing.
You are the magic.
You are impressing.
You are fantastic
Your soul’s refreshing.
Your worth’s galactic
Never forget
you’re a love stream; a fateful fountain
cutting through seams of hateful mountains.
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Written for a friend of mine who had vile racism visit her at work tonight in the form of a hateful, insulting customer. Don’t let it beat you down. We got this.
Hephaestus’ Waste & Cosmic Rubble 
A lovely song to match these amazing words. I hope you’ll share this with her. She’d love it. She needs it.
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Thanks trE. I shared it with her. I’m pleased to say she liked it.
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Niiicccceee.
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Being subjected to racial abuse is unacceptable. In other countries it is illegal and punishable with a hefty fine or prison sentence. I am pleased she has support and a friend in you.
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Thank you. I wish it were explicitly illegal here in the US, but “Don’t tread on my free speech!” and whatnot and so forth and what-have-you.
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a few years ago I met the dean of students of the largest college in a prestigious university. he is black. we discussed his experiences, particularly encounters with people who claimed that, since he was dean, and O was president, that showed we were in a post-prejudice world.
we both laughed, ruefully.
I’m glad you can make art, and provide her with support. ~
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Thank you. Sadly, bigotry and hateful ways are very much alive and well.
I like that word. Ruefully. I’ll have to remember to incorporate it into my poetry.
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Damn.
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fabulous tribute and having her back!
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