Black Boy

Poetry inspired by Writer Jason Huey of 100 Things Black Boys Should Do and Know

Black boy, please know you are needed and wanted in a world of misconceptions.

Continue to learn and soar as a growing boy!

Use the tools and knowledge that is given to you daily,

By family and mentors because black boy, you are needed and wanted.

Black boy they may see you as a threat,

And yet they should, as you have all the arsenals,

To prepare you mentally and emotionally.

You did not come into this world black boy to be shunned away,

Because of your big exuberant personality.

Black boy, you will travel the world and visit the seven seas

And still be seen as a threat.

Never let them hold you back,

They only see you as a threat when you achieve more than them.  

And have the mental rolodex of Einstein.

You are Loving, you are Caring.

You know Right from Wrong!

Yet you will still be judged for every step you take as a black boy.

Black Boy you are Valued and Loved!

Black Boy know your Worth!

Black Boy You Are a Treasure!

©Nichole Nichole