AIN’T NOT ME

 

I am at a full capacity 

undaunted and top notched is my ability 

fortified a thousand times by the gods 

nothing brings me down, not even words 

there ain’t no grave 

that’ll hold my body down 

there ain’t no slave 

whose skin will forever remain brown  

I shine brightest because of my root 

my prowess is not open for a moot 

tell me you want to tag along with my aura 

come along with a flower and it’s floral 

my skin is made of black and I’m proud 

even when I choose to be silent, it screams loud 

the shinning blackness is my trademark 

a beauty other races lack 

nature genuflect when my feet touches the earth

in Africa, when you die, you’re not truly dead 

our ancestors hovers around us 

we are always protected like it’s a curse 

there ain’t no grave that keeps them away 

when it’s moonlight, they all come out to play 

their presence we feel and they whisper

we see their reflections in our waters as it glitters 

originality is what makes us exceptional 

spirituality is what makes us national 

alas! when it comes to being a prototype 

ain’t not me 

@talk2leigh

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6:10pm

2 Jan 2026