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Post by akanundrum on Aug 25, 2015 10:10:17 GMT -8
They called me THE MULE OF THE EARTH
They told her, women had their PLACE
in this world
They told her women were delicate
and needed to be protected
they told her that women
simply couldn't bear the weight of the world
And when she asked them about me
Why was I made to meet the same quotas as MEN
Why was I out in the field
They told her...
I was DIFFERENT
I was a STRONG BLACK WOMAN
Able to endure EVERYTHING that a
STRONG BLACK MAN COULD
And they CELEBRATED my strength
A strength not my own
The strength my ancestors lent me
To endure
And I BELIEVED THEM
And I stepped out into this world
Head held high...
A STRONG BLACK WOMAN
EVEN STRONGER THAN A BLACK MAN
The MULE OF THE EARTH
But some times,
I get TIRED
I'm silently dying from heart attacks
because I can't complain...
I mean, if BIG MOMMA had 4 JOBS and 10 KIDS
How can I complain about a double shift and 3 babies?
I'm dying.
And I'm so damn fly...
I even make THAT look good
Hell, I took pig intestines and made that shit taste good
What the fuck you think I'mma do with my own pain?!
The world says I'm not human,
I don't feel pain
But YOU KNOW ME
Just don't FORGET ME
The REAL ME
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leoqueen4u
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Worthy and deserving of a GREAT KING...Reciprocity is key!
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Post by leoqueen4u on Aug 25, 2015 18:15:47 GMT -8
This resonates with me in so many ways. I've been through so many obstacles and on so many roller coasters in life; the struggles and turmoil of learning from choices and consequences I've inflicted on myself as well as those that others have inflicted on me, intentionally and unintentionally. So many things I've grown and matured from, but yet still have a way of being recollected to my brain, and even more so when my daughters are involved. As my daughters grow up in this screwed up world, I do all I absolutely can to try and prepare them. EVERYTHING falls on me and there are times when I'm physically, emotionally, mentally strained and exhausted..I REALLY DO GET TIRED OF BEING STRONG....BUT, I MUST keep pushing and try to posses the best attitude in doing it.
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thickyfitt01
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Relationship: Single Not Looking
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Post by thickyfitt01 on Aug 25, 2015 19:40:31 GMT -8
Sometimes I have to remind myself that I don't have to be strong alllllll the time. When life hits hard, I can be so caught up in appearing to be strong that I never really get to the heart of the issue and it ends up reoccurring. I think a lot of Black women do this. If we can allow ourselves moments to be vulnerable, I think it takes that pressure and stress of appearing to be strong to others.I think it allows you to focus on 'YOU' and not the 'IMAGE'you think you have to project.
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Post by amirinyahya on Aug 25, 2015 20:14:05 GMT -8
I've broken down under the world's expectations of my strength so MANY times....and you know what I realized? It's OK to break down...just don't stay broken. The world keeps going on and when you get back up, you can pick up where you left off and continue to build.
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