Spring ‘09:Original Issue » » Adlib: Gabbie McGee: Diva By Design

DIVA BY DESIGN: GABBIE MCGEE

Beckys, Bridges and Barbies don’t bother me
I am flattered actually

Because I see how much they admire the strength of a woman so sure and so free
representing pure blackness with a capital B

Call me sister of the Sun
I am queen of the sea

I am the daughter of captive mothers
The great granddaughter of royalty

I make dreams come true, gray skies blue
the earth came from my brown belly

The stars reflect the sparkle in my eyes
And like the moon’s controls the motion of the tides, I mesmerize

Those who stand will soon bow at my feet
I don’t seat at the seat of the scornful

but find comfort in righteousness
because of this I have been blessed with these treasures
in abundant measures

My hips made it easy to give birth to a land
Not Jackie, not Nancy, not even Hillary can do things like I can

I am the forbidden fruit Adam couldn’t get enough of
I’m the reason Thomas Edison invented the light bulb

He wanted to see the glow of my dark skin as it glistens in the light
I am reason Martin marched, the reason Malcom fought with all him might

My protection is mandatory
My womb is precious and divine

Ive been raped, disrespected and rejected
but victory shall be mine

I am a black woman
God’s only diva by design