I am more than my blackness I am more than my blackness I am more than my blackness I am more than my blackness I am my kindness I am my creativity I am my ability to smile in the face of the difficulties thrust upon me by a social system designed to incarcerate my mind, my body, and my soul I am more than my blackness I am my compassion I am my sensitivity I am the cumulation of every second, minute, hour, day, week, month, year, and decade, on this big ball of mud we call the planet earth I am more than my blackness I am my humanity I am universal oneness, chi, ki, spirit, soul, essence, quintessence, life force, psyche, aura, god! I am more than my blackness And although I am more than my blackness, I love my blackness I revere my blackness, I embrace my blackness, I understand my blackness But, I am more than my blackness I am more than blackness, like you a more than your Whiteness, Asianess, Arabness, or any otherness we decide to make ourselves that separates us from what we really are I am more than my blackness I am a son, a brother, cousin, uncle, nephew, a human being I am more than my blackness I am me!