TUESDAY THOUGHTS: POETRY PROMPT----LITTLE BLACK GIRLS IN THE WHITE HOUSE

I close my eyes

And the pictures that my mind starts to play

Are really great

It's nothing like

The ordinary that I see when I'm awake

But that's okay

I've been accused of wishful thinking

And my multicolored, way out there dreaming

Is just because I've been taught to hope

And I believe in Peace

And chasing rainbows

I'm in love with Love

And think there's good in everybody

If you just take the time to look

And looking for the things that I don't even see

Should tell you just a little bit about me

The childlike wonder in my heart, and my mind--

It doesn't take much to arouse

I feel so many possibilities

Some things I never thought I would ever see

Yes, there are visions happily dancing about

Like little Black girls in the White House

Never been there before

But I'm going

Don't know the ins and outs

But I'll be an expert, soon enough

There will be nobody to keep me bound

Or keep me out

And I'll be free

Like little Black girls in the White House

An over forty-something dream

I'd really love for my over-eighty Daddy to see

Ooo, I can feel it!

A welcomed change within, and without

And I'll be strong

Where I belong

Like little Black girls

In the White House

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