ebony woman

EBONY WOMANBy Elston Perry

Ebony womanHold your head up highListen to your man’s cryI cry of love And supreme happinessEbony woman You’re the one I long to caress

The essence of your beautyDeems total commandEbony womanYou have made me The man I am

You bring me backWhen I slip awayEbony woman you are here To stayEbony womanHold your head up highListen to your man’s cry

I cry for our ancestorsWho slaved and sacrificedSuffering indignities and Fighting for our rights

I cry for the fathers who faced aChallenge to their manhoodEvery given dayMany of their sons not knowingThem except by DNAIncarcerated or disenfranchisedI cry for the day when We all realizeAll will be made right

I cry for the mothers who had heavy Burdens to bearMany raising their children with So many worries and caresBeing mother and trying to be father too?Our mothers are superwomenThey deserve their due

I cry for our children and youthWe must adopt all of themAnd claim them as our ownLove them and care for themUntil they are grownIn order to guaranteeA bright future and divine destinyWe must make the sacrificesUntil we set ourselves free