I was still in the middle of finding myself, so what purpose would I have for a soulmateEspecially one who functioned so well on her own
All she would do, would be to highlight my insecurities
Why would a young queen be inviting of a black king into her kingdom
When black men have become the reason for the fall of so many homes
Teaching to fly above limitations
Breaking down shackled mental constraints and traditional upbringing
All the while your soul breaks at every turn
Your fragility at its end
And you have lost your sense of being
The more cracks I saw, the less I believed you would desire me
After all how can two broken beings create a whole relationship
Would we force the shattered pieces to fit together
Or cut ourselves on the hurtful edges we dance around
I see the pain you place behind the facade
A black women shedding tears is a sign of weakness
So you entrust your sorrows to Pandora, another misery for her box to keep
And with the little you have you love me
And all I want to do is make you feel that you are enough
So you can hear the melodies I hear in your laugh
I wish to be your anchor, not to ground you but to be your link to reality as you fly through life’s winds
To remind you that no matter how far you fly away, I’m still with you
Ololufe mi, ma fi mi le
But where did you come from?
All I recall is you wrapping your strings around my arm and pulling me in your direction
Your heart strings made unbreakable due to doubts and fractured aspirations,
nights dreaming of romantic days
Days crying over lonely nights
Yet you say you wish to nestle your roots in my neglected soil
To cultivate your demons in my not so holy grounds because you believe my demons calm yours
My devils speak to yours in languages only they understand,
and if God forsakes this union then we shall create our own religion
Be the first ancestors to a love lacking a slave history because we chose one another, we are our own masters
If being in love is something not meant for the afterlife and heaven is our resting place
Then we shall take the long way home
You say things I could never fathom
So where did you come from?