“i am me is the biggest lie i tell. my face is not even mine. it’s my mother’s painted over by my father’s. my soul is an image of God. my spirit - a drop. i am an expansion. home to fragments. a continuation of continuations. a leaf from a branch of a tree of the seed of eve. | pieces of me.” SelfPoetryFamilyIdentityFaith Farai Book:'PRETTY FOR A BLACK GIRL ' IS NOT A COMPLIMENT! Source: 'PRETTY FOR A BLACK GIRL ' IS NOT A COMPLIMENT!
“i am the manifestation of my parent's love. in me, their love still exists. in my children, their love will continue to exist. in my children‘s, children‘s, children‘s, children‘s children their love will still exist. | love tie.” FamilyIdentityFaith FaraiDiasporaa Book:'PRETTY FOR A BLACK GIRL ' IS NOT A COMPLIMENT! Source: 'PRETTY FOR A BLACK GIRL ' IS NOT A COMPLIMENT!
“in my world, two halves do not necessarily belong together. they are complete without ever holding hands. when i think about my mother i never picture her next to my father. in my mind they are worlds apart. planets. the only time they meet is in the orbit of my reflection and even here, they do not hold hands. they exist as separate members, planets. my skin is the gravity keeping them from colliding. | planets.” FamilyIdentityDiasporaFaith Farai Book:'PRETTY FOR A BLACK GIRL ' IS NOT A COMPLIMENT! Source: 'PRETTY FOR A BLACK GIRL ' IS NOT A COMPLIMENT!