Black Woman, where does your pride come from?

Black woman, where does your pride come from?

do you pride yourself in the darkness of your skin
you were born of the rich black gold of a soil
or is it in the thickness of your charcoal hair
tilled for the plantation of corn
where does your pride come from?

Is it in the fullness of your lips
or the ampleness of your bosom
a baby finds comfort nestled in them
a pillow blessed with the richness of love
where does your pride come from?

What of the hands that feed the mouth
the hands that can caress tenderly
or the hands that can passionately teach a lesson
so full of experience
where does your pride come from?

Ah the heart! soft at that same time strong
merciful at the same time merciless
always full of emotions
but never lacking in strength
Black woman where does your pride come from?