HOW TO LOVE A BLACK WOMAN

See me. Love me. Never put another above me. Hold me. Don’t try to control me. Respect me. Always protect me. Don’t neglect me or disrespect me. Cry for me. Sigh for me. Don’t lie to me or try to deny me. Bask in the glory of me. Tell the lifelong story of me. Teach your daughters to be like me. Help in the struggle to free me. Confide in the warmth inside me. Abide in unselfish pride of me. Don’t put so much work into trying to ride me. Appreciate me. Don’t berate me. Don’t try to emasculate me or domesticate me.