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It's hard being a mother, especially when you're black
All the pain and sorrow we carry on our backs
Raising our children the best we know how
Teaching them to stand tall, not beg or bow
Praying at night when we hear the police roam
That our child is safe and they will come home
Having your child grow up and stray away
Begging to God, on our knees we pray
"Protect my child, Lord hear my cries"
Reading in the paper that another child has died
Theses are some mean streets and they will destroy
It doesn't matter if it's a girl or a boy
Going to court to stand before the judge
But you faith in God, will never budge
It's hard being a mother in these days and time
Especially when the world has so much crime
Your child is an important image of you
you hope through them your dreams will come true
We don't ever want our children to be lost
And any good parent will show them who's boss
By teaching them all the golden rules
Then..we'll put a stop to A Black Mothers Blues
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Ebony Queen, Poetry Is my Life
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| POSTED BY: Dlong on 05/05/08 @ 11:44 PM |
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I can relate to this completly. As a dad I can also speak for the "blues" we also feel as protectors for our children.....when they become old enough to venture out into this cold world I do pray that God will protect and keep them out of harms way. Touching write on a touching subject.
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I'm sure this is how my mother feels about me and my sister she tells about these things all the time nyce write =)
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There's nothing 2 lose but something 2 gain
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| POSTED BY: asIam on 05/09/08 @ 07:21 PM |
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Lovely. Enjoyed the read, its a sad reality to face, the own decisions of your children and more so the world has forced upon them, but one day everything will be better. We can never lose hope ya know, Peace and Blessings!
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loving you is like a song i replay every 3 mins and 30secs of everyday~L.Hill
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I feel this way everyday and you could not have done a better job of explaining how we feel as mothers. Beautifully written ebonyqueen.
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Believe In Miracles!
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| POSTED BY: nabraka on 05/10/08 @ 11:45 PM |
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as a uncle who recently found fatherhood through a niece and nephew, i feel this poem a lot more now than i would a few month ago...excellent write, i enjoy your style greatly!
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NABRASKA POET!!
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Good-evening ebonyqueenFreeman,
I'm feeling thy pain, as sadly today's BLACK MAN seems not to care when it comes to the community, but most importantly thy OWN KIDS... To many about running the streets, and leaving it up to thy queens to raise this generation solo... In summary, know that there are good black men out here, and I for one so glad u have found one...
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PoeticSpace - The One In Charge
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