Where I am From Do You Know?

By: Tyelyn Christian

I am from being in the sun all day picking cotton from the cotton fields,
I am from being beaten by Massah and wastin' my sweat and tears,
I am from being taken away from my Ma and Pa as a early child,
I am from have dirt and other things like such under my fingernails.
I am from generations and generations of workin' hard to get our chillun' a better life,
I am from being called names that noone should be called,
I am from being scorned, mistreated and other brutal things,
I am from happiness,
I am from smelling the roses and fresh honey from a honeycomb,
I am from singing in the choir
I am from He Shall Restoreth Within Thy Soul and Keepeth Thy In Holy Name
I am from my people learning how to read and write
I am from collard greens and cornbread
I am from chanting Negro Spirituals
I am from being Tyelyn Christian
And I am Happy and Proud to be Black.