I Wanted to Write Something Epic
Nov 06, 2025I wanted to write something epic
something reflective
majestic
like melanated mamas
root chakras
and the color purple
complete like circles
of seven
wanted to write answers to questions
collections
of colloquialisms
visions
of freedom
build bridges
to queendom
I wanted to write about my sistren
sisters on missions
magicians
making a way out of nothing
making nothing
something
since the beginning of time
wanted to dedicate my rhyme
to the way makers
the answer to naysayers
that say prayers
and manifest miracles
imperial
empresses
with wooly tresses
and hips
made for child bearing
wanted to write one for the barren
who bear
witness
to morning sickness
and mayhem
the maiden hands
that heal
the real
soldiers
with solar
energy
enemies
to entities
built to keep us asunder
wanted to write about wonder
and rulers
grandmamas and doulas
doers
of good
teachers of life
breeders of light
I wanted to write
about huggin
family functions
aunties and cousins
lovin
that transcends bloodlines
wanted to talk about my bloodline
intertwined
like great minds
great times
and soul food
soul
soothing
like music
and memories
curing like remedies
of sweet oil and mecuricome
I wanted to write about Black women
because Black women
are
home
© Deana Dean
Author of “Boy Crazy and Call me Toni”
Cicely Tyson 1924 - 2021
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