I yearn for a strong black

Poem

I yearn for a strong black

          Man to just hold me

To love me, to understand

          Me, a black woman

But I must first become

          A strong black woman

Worthy of the love that

          I should receive

I must strengthen my mind

          Body, and soul so

That when that strong

          Black man comes along

I will be ready

The process shall now begin.