BLK History Month (Poetry Month)

By Nikki Giovanni

 

If Black History Month is not
viable then wind does not
carry the seeds and drop them
on fertile ground
rain does not
dampen the land
and encourage the seeds
to root
sun does not
warm the earth
and kiss the seedlings
and tell them plain:
You’re As Good As Anybody Else
You’ve Got A Place Here, Too

 

from Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea, Nikki Giovanni.  

HarperCollins Publishers Inc. 2002