Brown girls This one is for you It's ok to be soft To step out of survival mode And be seen with a smile And for the little yellow girls Remember your voice Because we love to hear it's tone We are not the world...we listen. We know your voice heals. And for all my girls colored red Stand when all else fails Cry if you must, But fail not. Don't give up on yourself Regardless of others word play. And for my babies colored deeply, Whose skin acts as a mirror for the sun. We stop and stare because of who you are, You are the blueprint, The example of the color of love. We notice at first glance and even more at the second. For all my clay colored girls, Young or seasoned This one is to remind you That we are colored like the dust The dust spread across the four corners of the world. And together we are the foundation The very ground they stand on. Let them stand Be that foundation They may break But you will strive Do it for love Do it for your neighbor And every other brown girl!