Sonia Sanchez

1 Picture a woman riding thunder on the legs of slavery    ... 2 Picture her kissing our spines saying no to the eyes of slavery    ... 3 Picture her rotating the earth into a shape of lives becoming    ... 4 Picture her leaning into the eyes of our birth clouds    ... 5 Picture this woman saying no to the constant yes of slavery    ... 6 Picture a woman jumping rivers her legs inhaling moons    ... 7 Picture her ripe with seasons of legs    ...   running    ... 8 Picture her tasting the secret corners of woods    ... 9 Picture her saying: You have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars, to change the world