Black man
I have this compulsion
To write poems about
Strong Black Men
It is because I have been
Blessed with a few loyal
Ones in my lifetime
Real men, none of this
Fake bullshit we see today
Men with strong opinions
And clean fingernails
Men whose self care vocabulary
Now includes bath, it didn't always
Men who do men shit
Can't really describe it but my finger
Can point to it
Self aware but like
You know manly
In the 1980's sense without the bravado
I call them womenist men
They have all that is right
In the womenist movement
From a real Black man's view
No sucka shit
Look.
I'ma 80's girl, I love macho!
I know i know, it is all toxic
And shit
But He Man and NWA raised me
WTF?!
I am the breadwinner
And I don't take out trash
While not believing in gender roles
Expect when it comes to trash
Cuz fuck that, I don't do trash
Are you a Black man in my life?
I love you and will live for you