Kamari Bright Writes & Proclaims The Poem: Resurrection Wonder
A thing cannot resurrect
Without first being buried
Without having tasted the difference between
top soil and 6-ft down dirt
As it is hurled over your name
Without having breathed in the darkness
Because there is no air in the
Depths that a weary soul can sink to
No
A thing cannot resurrect
Until it has known firsthand that
The fire that forges steel
And purifies gold
must know you too
And you may find yourself buried, skin singed
In flames as bright as Arizona soil
But remember not to fear the fire
For you are phoenix
You cleanse yourself in heat
And you may find the roots cut
from beneath your very feet,
oceans away from your land,
generations removed from your history
But do not worry
for your greatness is like the word of God
It is written in every strand of your DNA
You were written to be the crowning achievement of creation
The last being molded from God’s hands
And the first women to grace this earth
You were written to be the safe keepers of culture,
the backbones of community
There is healing and home programmed in your instinct
You were written to be supported and
strengthened through your sisters
There is a divine reason why our bodies sync
to the flow of other queens
You were written to be complete,
to be wise, to be cared for, to be awe-inspiring,
to be soft, to be loved, to be heard,
to be uplifted, to be healed, to be seen
But also
To be tested and tried, revised and refined,
Because the light you possess grows brighter with every dark moment it pierces through
Because you cannot ascend to your highest glory
Without first conquering your lowest low
Because in order to resurrect
you will have to lay your smallness to rest
But when you do rise, and you will rise,
from the depths dirt flames cuts and trials
My god, will your story be a wonder!
Resurrection Wonder is dedicated to Black Women and Girls everywhere. Written by Poet/Author/Model - Kamari Bright
Photo capture by Lanika Exkano Photography
