Dear Black Daughters,

[font=Tahoma,Geneva]Dear black daughters,  
Do not fret for you are not the only one,  
You are not the only who was forced behind closed doors,  
Dear black daughters,  
Do not look down on yourself because Uncle Jamal made you go down on him,  
For you aren't the only one that has been filled with that voodoo,  
Dear black daughters,  
I hear mothers across the land holding your tongues for you,  
"Remember you are at fault for the pain you down in the motherland,"  
Dear black daughters,  
Do not hold yourself from exploring your sexuality one day,  
I heard them shaming you after your very first time,  
Dear black daughters,  
Your mothers are in a competition with you all and just don't know it,  
It's been a repeated cycle for decades now and they say it may never change,  
Dear black daughters,  
Your cries are embedded in my memory and I cry along sided with you,  
These are cries drowned out by the lies and confusion,  
Dear black daughters,  
Don't hide your face when there's a mirror before you,  
Not only is your face a gem but your soul will shine from within,  
Dear black daughter,  
Your mother has let you down,  
As she walks right by while you mourn,  
Dear black daughter,  
Don't hold onto that anger but turn it into love,  
Stop the cycle so your daughter won't have to read this,  
And to my black daughter,  
You may not be here yet,  
But one day you will be developing inside of me,  
And I promise that you'll never have to read this
 
- Rainchild