Black men have been champions
To me
Of me
Starting with my daddy
Uncles and cousins
Grandfather
The boys on my block
My best friend in high school
And the fellas around the way
Those men I met in college
The one who said I do
Black men have been champions
To me
Of me
And me them
Words don't fail me now Spill out like the wails of mothers losing their babies at the auction block words comfort me like the prayers at dawn during The Fast to our benevolent God Muster up lifelong
It feels like flushed cheeks and pulsating jawbones It feels empty It feels like blood rapidly popping as it travels from heart It feels like nothing It feels like under/over eating It feels like a vo
The anxiety makes the stomach flip The depression makes the limbs heavy The tug and pull Is overwhelming and nauseating Gags Short breaths Teeth chattering Big sighs as tears roll down
