Identity & Becoming

Poetry and reflections on identity, belonging, race, growth, and the lifelong journey of becoming who we are meant to be.

  •   Identity & Becoming

Melanated

Melanated, consecrated, never accidental — a poem honoring the sacred inheritance carried in bronze skin.

Melanated
Elevated
Consecrated to
Never be underrated.

I walk in legacy—
         A deeper royalty
Crowned in His-tory
        Heaven in bronze skin.

Wordsmith
Truth-speak
Love anchored to
Never be dismissed.

You will see my melanin
         Wrapped in feminine 
A gift, complex and living 
       His love still speaking.

Gifted
Lifted
Firm-footed to 
Never be shifted.

I make no apology
       For being a protégé
In grace, gently urging
       The world to savor Him.

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Melanated and consecrated. You are saturated in divine worth, so walk boldly.