Black Diamond

Beyond his…exterior toughness…
His…outer layers of roughness
I see, a beautiful and precious, rare gem
Although there’s so much more to learn about him
Cause he’s full of originality
So it takes time to learn his complex personality
Then still, you will never truly understand
The walking enigma known as the black man

I…see you every day and I…swear each time you come my way
My spirit is lifted higher…I’m left, feeling so deeply inspired
Black Diamond you set my soul on fire
And the energy of your masculinity is all that I desire
So don’t, ever feel you need to change…
Nothing about you I would rearrange
Just keep being beautiful sexy you…
And to your soul always be true
And please keep doing that…thing you do
when we do what we do like only you can do
You’re my…partner, my lover, my brutha, my boo
And I’m so grateful to God for your creation that…
no matter what we go through…
I have unshakable belief and faith in you

The smile you wear daily cannot disguise
The deeply rooted pain I see when I look in your eyes
which…I’ve been told…
are the windows to the heart of a man’s soul
So you…drink to numb the pain and remove the stress
Or sometimes to gain the courage
to get what you have to say off your chest
But…I digress
cause…even when you’re not at your personal best
you still stand out from the rest
So with you I will always be impressed

And I…pity the fool’s who passed you by
under-estimating your worth
Yet I wonder, if I let my holy water saturate into your earth…
Will it be enough to heal the pain of your past
and cause in you a rebirth?
To the passion for love & life I’m sure you once felt inside
that somehow appears to have died

So I thank God for blessin’ me
with the gift of insight that makes it so easily
To look beyond the surface and clearly see
That you’re a…Black Diamond…a rare gem stone
And I…go into an erotic zone
each time I smell your Polo Black cologne
Damn Black Diamond! You turn me on
From your size 12 Tim’s, to your 22 inch Rim’s
And the way you somehow
make an aphrodisiac out of smokin’ a Black & Mild

You’re authentic…the real deal
From your Will Smith charisma to your Denzel sex appeal
And that you’ve got hands down…real talk…
Only man on earth that’s got swagger in his walk
Like rhythm & blues, you’re a total package all intertwined
And it’s always an honor to call you mine
In all your various forms from handsome, to cute
or just damn fine
The God light in my Black Diamond always shines

Your a…Black Diamond…a rare gem stone
And for everything in the past you ever did wrong
For ever woman you ever hurt or hurt you
I want to atone
I wanna help you leave memories of yesterday behind
Raise your level of consciousness…I mean elevate your mind
I wanna use my spiritual favor with God
to pay off your karmic debts and dues
Cause even as a strong black woman
I could never walk a mile in your shoes
Cause the cross you inherited
weigh’s you down tryin’ to carry it
So I dare a man of any other race
to rise to the challenge of tryin’ to take your place

Cause when I look at you I marvel at my own reflection
Feel so safe when I’m embraced in your arms of protection
Always fulfilled as the recipient of your love & affection
Made in God’s image and likeness…
Black Diamond you are pure perfection

Regardless of…money, education, or any other worldly limitation
you’re creative and resourceful…
Sometimes a bit cocky, other times remorseful
You’re charming and clever but boring… you are never
You’re stronger than steal, with unparalleled drive, focus and will
Proud as a lion yet, sometimes gentle and shy
But more man than ever when you’re not ashamed to cry

You’re my…Black Diamond…no other like you in the world
And I’m so proud to be your partner a.k.a. the Black Pearl

Dedicated to the Black Man
By Anna “Ms. Poet” Hendricks
A One Love Production
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