Diary of a Black Woman
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A child of prayer o o There is nothing too hard for God o o Cradled in love, raised in faith o o Little hands, big dreams o o The house that held me o o Growing between two families o o First lessons, first scars o o The teacher who stole my scores o o Boarding school blues o o It was in Room 4 we became sisters o o Struggles & Strength o o A torchlight in my eyes o o The beating that left a scar o o The night I fainted o o Breathless but unbroken o o Asthma and a flask of hot water o o Kalline, my bunkmate angel o o Silent battles in a crowded room o o The girl who cried herself to sleep o o Between home and independence o o Words that wounded, words that healed o o Dreams & Detours o o I wanted to be a lawyer o o When university denied me o o Politics made me brave o o A ghastly accident, a broken memory o o Two years lost but a life regained o o Returning, but not the same o o Not a dropout, but a fighter o o Friendships & Betrayals o o Friendships and betrayals o o Sisters in struggle, friends in faith o o Peace's laughter, Marvelene's light o o Margaret, my partner in words o o Edimami, my safe place o o The ones who prayed and the ones who left o o The friend who betrayed me o o Rumours, lies, and the fire within o o Mocked but never broken o o The Joy, who stole my joy o o Forgiving ghosts that haunt me o o Love, Loss & Redemption o o The man who almost became my forever o o A love story cut short o o Caring for mum, losing myself o o Through every storm, God remains o o Healing in strange lands o o A queen, a teacher, a survivor o o Falling, rising, walking tall o o Faith kept me standing o o Diary of a black woman o o My story is not over yet o o How long shall this mourning last? o o Born on the Last Night o o Mama's Hands o o Whispers from Ibiaku Uruan o o You, keeper of peace o o A woman of prayer o o Such a heart that never forgets o o The fabric of faith o o She called me daughter o o Sunday mornings with mama o o The fire of a mother's eyes o o Whose voice could I be hearing in the wind? o o The gospel according to Mary o o When she sang, heaven listened o o How she built our world o o Lessons from the last daughter o o Candles for the peacemaker o o Not with bricks nor stones o o That last sermon o o From market to ministry o o Dear Love o o The weight of this goodbye o o Anchored in faith o o Laughter in the rain o o A crown of grace o o The woman who listened o o Her love was a refuge o o The daughter she left behind o o Fifty-nine years of light o o She prayed in every language o o The strength of a trader’s hands o o Silent Goodbye, Loud Memories o o The language of love and loss o o But her Bible brought me tears o o Breast of strength, heart of gold o o The Church called her mother o o The road to eternity o o She taught me to stand o o Between love and letting go o o A legacy of faith and fire o o Mama’s last December o o A poem for the woman who prayed in cries o o Beyond the pain, beyond the veil o o A black woman’s diary o o For the woman who gave me words o o The Silence That Follows o o Her Hands Are Still Here o o Cruel wind o o If there are roses in heaven o o We will meet again