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BEAT OF THE DRUM
Both sides danced to the beat of drums.
Both sides were oppressed by their captors.
Both sides have fought for their freedom for generations.
They may have left this plane in the physical, but they exist in my curls, my hips, my voice, my heart.
My veins run deep with the salt of the ocean, the grain of the sand, and the beat of the drum.
Most of all — the fire of a flame that could never be extinguished.
My skin is light, but my heart carries the rhythm so many tried to silence.
I never let the sound of the drum go quiet.
I’ve always told the truth — no matter the cost.
My skin reflects the oppressor,
but my aura reflects the warrior.
The beauty of the Taíno and African blood that flows through me.
My voice is the drum that never died down.
And this is where the dissonance came…
For being “too much,” too intense.
To a people still asleep,
the sound of the drum is too much when it’s disrupting their sleep.
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