Such light in a black face
all white in the triangle parts
of the eyes and ready
earnest "It's what we should
do, God is so good to us" to my
saying pretty, "It's what we get to do."
Such willingness in His light to give
the triangle parts of his back to bend
toward the heavy of my pretty
answer, "get to".
Such beauty in the black man
to bear the heavy of even
perpendicular, rough and heavy
everyday I watch un-bared myself.
A pretty cross, great
beauty in my black brother.