Handsome, in Black
tight coils expand when pulled
your marked melanin skin
glimmers in the sun
You’ve always caught my eye
Nose, Wide and Flat
a feature of yours I favor most
eyes deep set and Brown
draw me closer in
hard to escape but
easy to get lost in
I’ve imagined our next encounter,
This Moment
where things have progressed,
headspaces cleared
hearts willing and ready
Here Comes My Favorite Part
Strong, built arms to engulf me
providing a missed comfort
my equally wide nose
catches whiff of your scent
Cocoa and Pine
Finally, I get sense that I’m back home
I am once more entranced by You
Lost in the stretches on your coffee brown skin
I realize that this is paradise
my own slice of Heaven
a Holy experience
etched black
Boy
Free of worry
Full of love
Engulfed Entirely by Brown
This poem entitled, “Brown”, won me my first Scholastics Award. I did not expect this poem to win. I didn’t want to submit before. After I got the opinion of a friend and peer, I had decided that I would submit this piece and it was the only one that one. I don’t know exactly what I’m trying to say but don’t be so hard on your creations. I’ve noticed that writing I usually don’t take an initial liking too usually get the most praise in workshops.
Please, never doubt your creative abilities or your talents. You are gifted and special in your craft. Nurture it. Take care of it. Work on it and watch it blossom into what you knew it could always be.
Harbor Your Potential Friends.
Noelle Noelle
This is a really cute poem Taylor :0
This is beautiful, Taylor. You capture black love in such a genuine, engaging way. As a reader, I could feel the love the narrator has for her partner seeping through my screen, and you did an excellent job of conveying the adoration they feel for him. The detail with which you describe him makes the narrator’s emotions clear, and you did more showing than telling in that aspect, which I adore. Also, the message about not underestimating one’s self is so important! It’s awesome that you touched on that, and I’m so glad that you chose to share this poem with the world. It deserves the praise it got at Scholastics and so much more!
Woah, at first I was already gooped and gagged on the poem, and then you threw in the paragraph at the end and I just- I loved hearing the backstory to the poem and also the messageee