''There is a kind of strength that is almost frightening in black women.It's as if a steel rod runs right through the head down to the feet.'
Maya Angelou

The Melody Within

Pain and Joy, Hate or Love,
Tears of joy or tears of hurt.
Deep within, a melody you hum,
Memories held within a song.

The lyrics, the beat or is it the tune,
That makes you travel back in time?
Does the beauty of acapella sail you back to your cradle?
Does the voice of the artist remind you of a friend?
Rage becomes peace when you listen.
Sweetest sound there ever could be.

The monster within yawns and lies
All provoked by the sweet hummed Melody Within.