Black Love - Gabriel Teodros, Sarah Mk, Soulchef

I don’t want to chill

but I keep getting these tracks

so I ease back

and breathe raps

like a slow burn

meditative

contemplative

I say it’s prayers

I know it’s many layers

when music hits

it can leave craters

far enough away

you could see a face in it

mask or an image

I’m tracing the imprint left

and never get it quite correct

it’s just a breath

on the nape of your neck

at best

we all long to connect

like spirit and flesh

with no restrictions

it’s not about sex

but could be too

i want to stand in my truth

naked and bare

totally cared for

sacred and rare

with a nature to share

some can’t handle the glare

and that’s fair

i am daring

can be too much

i don’t rush

maybe i’m not easy to love

or i set myself up

with high expectations

that no one can touch

but i feel it in friendships

feel it moments

and feel beautiful

when i am seen in wholeness

a sensuality that i believe my home is

but some days

i still feel homeless

even in my own house

so i get out

and dream as loud

as my body can project

unprotected

vulnerable

respected

feared and admired

but rarely met

we are all at our best when connected

just watch for sharp edges

when involved with reflection

Black love

i don’t gotta explain too much

my folks got my back

like no one does

something bout loving you in our native tongue

opens up possibilities

and heals where i’m from

i love the way my name feels in your mouth

i hope i hold yours as delicate and proud

i wonder if the ancestors smile when they see us

something bout your happiness feels like freedom

Black love.