In honor of black history month, February, I want to share a poem that my daughter wrote and shared on Facebook.

She is also sharing a post per day to honor her history and culture for the entire month of February.

You can view her posts at The Pink Ravyn Writes.

I Am The Black Woman

I was captured from my home

Bought this a land unknown

Stripped of my power and robbed of my wealth.

Captured in chains, drained of my health.

Given over to heathen who lied to my face.

Who took my innocence and marred me ‘disgrace’.

Left with no identity I searched for a name.

Only to find a life riddled with pain.

Left with no path I carved my own way.

Left with no options I struggled each day.

I was left unappreciated desolate for my skin

A skin so black to ever fit in.

Against all odds I rode above the sea

Swam against the tides just to set me free.

On either side of the shore I was met with only hate.

But I never let the waters drown my little faith.

I kept paddling till I see a land of gold.

I rowed against the current to see the truth unfold.

When life let me down I held my head up high.

Because my crown will only stay on if I look up to the sky.

I saw in heaven the many faces that died just to save my life.

I saw in heaven the Creator and the promises He fulfilled.

In this skin as black as night I saw promises of hope.

I saw promises of love, forgiveness and growth.

I saw the truth and my identity written in my skin.

I saw my story of who I was written in my chains.

My eyes were opened and I saw my history.

I saw who I am now and who I am meant to be.

From my womb I birthed the human race.

From my DNA all people came to shape.

I am created to only elevate.

I am created to become great.

I am who I am in Yah – God with all power.

I am the Black Woman who will never cower.

I am who I am in God of all creations.

I am the Black Woman who brought forth the nations.

Written by Ruth Headlam © 2021

As a black woman, I can relate to every word of this poem.

We do not seek to cast the blame on anyone for our struggles.

We only want you to understand that our past does not define our present or our future. 

We are who God created us to be – Black in God’s image and likeness.

Thank you for reading.

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Beverley has been serving the Lord since she was a child. At an early age, she recognized that God had a special plan for her life, but it was not until in her adulthood that she surrendered her total life to God and accepted the mandate that God placed on her life. The Lord called her into His Kingdom to be an encourager, intercessor, teacher, scribe, priest, and to proclaim the Word of God. Since then, Beverly has established a blog to teach us to become the oil and wine. The oil and wine are purified and mature products, which is the advanced level that the Lord expected of us. In 2017, Beverley published her first book, Harm Not The Oil And Wine. In it, she described her trials and how God helped her to overcome them, and to live more victoriously. The book also exposed the enemy of our souls with detailed information about his past defeats and future extinction. Wright spents most of her time studying the Bible to know the truth of God’s Word. She believes that only God’s truth can expose the deception of the enemy, and uproot and tear down spiritual strongholds. You can learn more about Beverley’s life and testimony on her website becomingtheoilandwine.com. You can also find her on Facebook and Google+ under the name of her blog, and on Twitter as @Theoilandwine. View all posts by Beverley