BEAUTIFUL BLACK WOMAN, By Chetia Hariston

BLACK BUZZ NEWS SERVICE
January,25 2010
Pittsburgh Pa.

Chetia Hairston's dynamic poem titled, Beautiful Black Woman appears in the book titled Crossing Limits Anthology on page 79.
PRAISE FOR THE CROSSING LIMITS POETRY ANTHOLOGY.
This is the anthology every anthology should be: a clamor of voices-sometimes united in harmony,sometimes bravely dissonant- always crossing the limits of the individual voices.
LYNN EMANUEL, Poet

Beautiful Black Woman - Chetia Hairston

Oh beautiful Black woman ,
Strong as can be,
Beaten down , raped,enslaved
For me.

if not for her
I wouldn't be here today,

Now,
I have known
Her strength
Is my soul ,
My eyes and my ways.