Wisdom Is What We Need
If I tell you
Wisdom is what we need
It’s the truth
You complete the union
Of the true trinity
Because as Black woman
You are the cohesive
Between man and child
You are the unbreakable bond between
The acknowledgement of knowledge
And the allure of understanding
We need you, Black queen
Like in order to breathe
We require oxygen
Like for these words to have meaning
Every vowel calls for consonants
You symbolize what is wise
By definition of wisdom
Life only manifests through your rhythm
So never discontinue the tune
That gives our essence its harmony
Imagine
Without Ruby Dee, where would Ossie be?
Dear heart
As your moon receives light from the sun
And that reflection is the outward expression of that star
Recognize that respect is due
For through sunlight
You are no longer destitute
When we call you Queen
We edify your refinement
You knowledge God
In order to build alongside of Him
You are earth’s emblem
Maintain that resemblance
As you assemble
Your daily ensemble
Covering 3/4ths
Of wisdom’s equivalence to water
Which reciprocates sensationally
Endure to nurture us
Continue to merger us
For through your insight actions gain prominence
Prudence elevates the meager to dominance
Through your womb
You speak the brilliance of great tribes
And no other nation should uplift you
Except us!
Because we need you!
Because through your manifestation
We lead youth!
Because your equality
Increases our reality check
And the riches from the increments
Completes our cipher
Like Isis did Osirus
Her Ninti to my Enki
She’s the lady of life!
“We need you…like, in order to breathe we require oxygen; like, for these words to have meaning, every vowel calls for consonants.”
—Wisdom is What We Need
“For his loyalty; He received from his war wounds; A metal wheelchair”
—Half Truths, Whole Lies
“The Marketplace, the setting where even if blessed to regain one’s release, the jacket that clothes them is not fashionable to the status quo."
—The Marketplace
