Maami

Affectionately, we called her Maami
Beautiful Mother, and she was beautiful
her beauty was untamed,
unrefined by the hands that craft "perfection"
yet she was beautiful

hers was a raw talent, unperfumed, unpropped
she had no place in "sophisticated society"
for they had no hand in her
yet she was beautiful

her hair was matted to perfection
beautiful down to her split ends
her big brown eyes unaccented by mascara
unglossed lips still full and luscious
she carried herself like the queen she was

natural, untainted beauty
skin naturally moisturized by rain forests
was smoother than your baby's bottom
vogue and immac were words she had never heard
yet she was a cover girl

the beauty of her soul shone out to the world
when those big brown eyes smiled
when her loving arms cared
when my grandma held me
and it was... and she was... beautiful


R.I.P Maami

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