Black Body Beauty
This black body is sacred
This black body is kind, soft
This black body is made of cocoa butter, sweet hibiscus, and lavender leaves
This black body is the closest thing to godliness you will ever encounter
This black body is exhausted
This black body is not a political statement
Stop making black bodies a f***ing political statement
This black body is terrorized
This black body is scared
Scared it will just become another hashtag
Scared it might not make it through another day, of living
This black body is not a weapon
This black body is not a weapon
This black body is not a weapon
This black body is strong
This black body’s soul will live forever
In the streets this black body decays in
In the hearts this black body loves
In the music this black body lost herself in
In the world this black body was hated in
Because this black body is resilient
And her resilience will be passed down to her unborn child
And her unborn children’s, children
When this black body finally lays for rest
And the world is finally quiet
This black body will know her life mattered
Original work by Nikai Mackie, Y-WE Youth

Featured art by @dgartstudio