It’s always been us and never them
Us who fed, bathed, and clothed
Us who comforted by any means necessary
Literally using our bodies to bring about riches and gold
It’s always been us who said, “Baby, it’s okay.” Even when it wasn’t
Loved babies more than our own at times
Loved when love was denied to us
Bore the pains inflicted by others just as much without a, “Baby, it’s gonna be okay,” in return
Us who raised generations that walked away with shame in their eyes not understanding the depth of the deprived states our souls stayed in order to give them life and that more abundantly
Us gave till there was none left to give
But not anymore
Cause free ain’t never been free
And free is often discounted when it is given so effortlessly, so selflessly
As if it’s value is only equated in monetary terms
For if it was, they could never afford us
Ifetayo nellons 
Hi E, This is a great conversation piece with girls that will become women, and women building stronger women. May God Continue To Bless You!
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Thanks!
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I ❤️ It! Thx for sharing.
One question, how do we/us move forward knowing this truth; in other words, will it always be just us? I’m curious to know your thoughts! Thx.
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The idea is we must remember that we come first and by making sure we are alright, by default those we come in connect will be too. A fulfilled woman is a great wife, mother, sister, lover, employee, business owner and all the things. Being fulfilled makes us attractive others and motivates others. But too often we are not valued enough so we have to do for ourselves first.
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Okay we need this to done in a spoken word setting, who do you have in mind to bring this to visual and verbal life ?
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It’s funny you said this because I used to do spoken word all the time. It’s something to think about!
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