I am here
I am that element that generates that “ahh” sound you make after the first cool sip
I linger before in darkness before the earth was lit
I embodied essence before the word had definition
Repeated his image before repetition
I am that part of America’s history
they sweep under the rug
I’ve seen strange white face take life and change it’s course.
Seen them take a people
Just to rape the source
Stole from there land to server another by force
Then counted for not with no remorse
I died in the nightmare of slaves
Then resurrected in the dreams of King
I arose before his dreams could be seen with his own eyes
I was the one who told Rosa to sit down and rest
The reason Malcolm changed his last name to X
I dance in stolen moments and kisses on my down time
It is a powerful energy that is constant
And can withstand the tests of time
I am here living breathing loving existing
A Queen I be
Quintessential
I am
of kingdoms
My fallopian tubes are incrusted with diamonds
So my child will know before its fetal stage
That it comes from royalty
And when he is born
His cries will wake nations
And dead thing long forgotten about
He will fly
Like the Tuskegee Airmen in their prime
Moving in perfect rhyme
I often dwell in the minds of Poets and MCs
They call me Hip Hop
Showing me that pull out chair for me love
The turn on the air for me love
They watch my play and memorize me
They use their hands to flip me and spin
They said people will talk about me for ages
Having celebrations in my name
With knowledge to gain
I want riots when whack MCs try to imitate me
In front of the masses
How dare they
I am feeling good like Nina
Personifying freedom in every form
Yes I know how you feel
I am here
And I am not cocky nor vain
I just know what’s running through my veins
It is a powerful energy that is constant
And can withstand the tests of time
I am here living breathing loving existing
A Queen I be
Quintessential
I am
McQuisha Smith