Black woman you’ve come undone

Carrying the weight of the world on your weary shoulders

The pied piper has come to collect your last remnants of sanity in exchange for sleepless nights 

Constant thoughts flood your mind’s eye

Strong, Independent, Sassy, Abrasive

Adjectives assigned against your will 

If only they knew you were

soft, needy, earnest, kind

In a hopeless state of perpetual yearning 

Your only choice is to look within and only carry in your heart what you hold dear 

Expel the shame, guilt, anger and regret and

Cherish the sacred moment that is now.