I am still talking

Thank you for not silencing me

Thank you for listening to my heartbeat

And the things I do not say

Hearing my mind and the way I love to persuade

I am still talking

Thank you for your patience

For not shutting me down

For not shutting me up

For not feeling small when I shine

For accepting me and the calling I uphold

To speak when it matters

To be who I am

As a Black woman

In a world that doesn’t always show me love

You show me love

You are my king

Thank you for everything

I am still talking

And you won’t let me stop

Until I am there.