To Every Woman

Every time I look into your eyes, I feel an overwhelming calmness. With all the chaos in the world and the troubles stirring within, you manage to keep it together. Words cannot describe the serenity I see in your eyes. Those eyes with a gaze like that of a goddess looking down from her throne on high. It pierces my heart and makes me want to surrender my will. Your ebony skin is without a spot or wrinkle. Your gracefully sculpted temple is like a mirror, I see myself in it and want to be a better person. Your skin is smooth as silk, as soft as velvet, as clear as crystal. I am sure cocoa butter was named after you; it is a luxury only a queen like you can afford. You are a sight to behold you brown skin girl. Though your nappy dark hair is sometimes rough and frizzy, and your insecurities make you seek for extensions, that pursuit of perfection is exactly what makes you special. But always remember, you are beautiful just the way you are. On the brightest days or in the darkest dawns, you are worthy. Your silhouette turns heads and your curves that allow for the birth of new life are a blessing. I cannot appreciate enough the part you played in bringing me into this world. 

Though your appearance alone is enough to leave me wonderstruck, it is the words that flow through your lips that exemplify the beauty that sits within. Speak to me on this beautiful day, oh angel, for the effect of your words are everlasting. They are like whispers that seep through the tightly sealed hinges of my soul. I sought the birds to sing to me every morning but their choruses sounded like crows. I cannot imagine myself going to sleep without hearing the various pitches of your voice, the highs and the lows. You are more precious than gold. Your elegance is a mystery untold. As the nurturer that you are, given a seed, you produce a baby. Your presence turns a house into a home, and it is impossible for ideas to die inside of you because you are an incubator of everything good.

The God of the universe knew I wouldn’t do well without you so he made you to create the apparently essential cosmic balance. Whether on the topmost floors of the tallest high-rises or in the cozy spaces of a happy home, your presence is highly needed. Only a fool will see your fruits and turn the other way. Oh mother of civilization, the beautiful work of the great artist, I can tell that God took His time in creating you because the world would lose its beauty without you in it. I will forever be grateful for the beauty you give to this world.