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You ARE the Blueprint
Sidnea Hearn

The way her blackened curls and coils
lay against her head,
framing the heightened cheekbones of  her
beautifully structured face.
Her hips dip shaping her hourglass,
Sculptured body, swaying 
left, right, left, right
as she walks.
The way her satin lips are soft 
to the touch,
softer than brown skin 
that has been dipped in cocoa
and shea butter,
softer than the cotton ball clouds
that form in blue skies.
Mesmerizing to the eye she is 
unbothered by unkindness that she may
receive from others.
Strong Black Woman,
your heart of  gleaming gold,
Why dim your shimmer, why 
bleach your skin, or 
change the way you look?
You are the blueprint!