♥Written for the two most important people in my life. My soul aches when you’re away. My heart skips a beat when I see your face. My tensions ease when I watch you sleep peacefully. True loves of my life and the best things that ever happened to me.♥
Oh, what is this world coming to,
Whereas my siblings of culture do slain one another?
Oh woeful soul and saddened heart
Whose tears would disappear if we loved one another
Oh, what is this world coming to,
Whereas our siblings of culture do shame our heritage?
Oh woeful soul and saddened heart
That won’t let me forget our own black suffrage
Oh, what is this world coming to,
Whereas our siblings of culture do stay behind?
Oh woeful soul and saddened heart
That grieves for that little black child of mine
Black child of mine, sweet child of mine
Stand straight– and learn to stand on your own
With black pride in your heart
Black awareness in your brain
And black face in mirror
Black child, be strong
Oh, little black bird with crippled wings
Struggle, never give up, be destined for flight
And I, your black mama,
Will soar proudly by as my little black bird reaches its utmost height
Oh, what is this world coming to,
Whereas my siblings of culture no longer seek to find?
But my woeful soul and saddened heart
will enlighten
Because of that little black child of mine!
