One at Gala Theater on Wednesday night
(Walk with Me Art Happening: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=124834077571209 )
and the other is on Saturday afternoon
(An Afternoon with Four Women: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=160903260611073 ).
As i perform out in the community, i also need to make sure that i am creating space for self care. This week’s poem is a reminder…
how to love a black woman © 2008 by margaux delotte-bennett
do you know how to love a black woman?
how to make her feel in control
with her hands behind her back
strong though all her lips are quivering
how to let her know that it is always her choice
to need you or not
feed you or not
concede to you being right
sometimes?
can you look into her eyes and be honest
even when it’s scary
allow her to weave you back together
when you’re already on the mend?
submit to her from above?
do you know how to love a black woman?
how to shower her with praise
just short of sounding obsessive
how to free her as you grip her tightly
around her face
shoulders
hands
waist or thighs
do you know how she sounds
when she’s angry, tired or sad
because you stayed by her side
while giving her room to vent, sit or simply be…
holding and honoring the space she’s in
without rushing out, over, or through the emotions
did you know that you needed to know how to love a black woman
because truly loving her, is like loving no one else…
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