For Toyin And All My Sisters

I am My Sister's Keeper for my sister has kept me

Kept me protected from all of the harm of these wicked societies

My sister has been protecting me long before I was born, over 400 years to be exact

My sister was among the first to rebel against King Charles when he sent his voyages to attack

My sister has not only been protecting me but all people alike

for this entire dame nation was built off my sister's back

She picked their cotton and was forced to nurse their babies and their beds

She created our appliances and was forced to advance their sciences

She cooked our food with soul and at hand they took and sold

She sang to us in a way that was just for us so they turned around and created Blue Eyed Soul

My sister created Style, no excuse me-my sister IS STYLE and just because they didn't have any they created laws to keep my sister down

See I am My Sister's Keeper for my sister has kept me, she has also kept this nation every bit of free that it claims to be

My sister has been planning, marching, fighting and executing since 1619

My sister has also been getting beat since 1619

My sister has been getting raped since 1619

They have been spitting in my sister's face since 1619

My sister’s husband has been beating her since 1619

The police have been killing her since 1619

They have been taking my sister's babies since 1619

They have been killing my sister's queer identity since before 1619

And still like the superior being God created her to be

she remains and continues to protect me

Does my sister's strength negate her safekeeping?

Why don't they see my sister,mother grandmother when they look into their eyes, I see theirs

After 400 years of giving us everything does my sister still not deserve safekeeping?

My sister deserves everything and it's about time we start paying her back

We can begin by saying her name while she's here before her name becomes another hashtag

Protect my sister with the same vigor that you protect your wealth

because if it wasn't for my sister, that wealth probably wouldn't exist

Protect my sister like the Goddess that she is because without my sister this world would come crumbling to an end

Until you all start to show up I will continue my God forsaken responsibility

to be my sister's keeper for my sister has always kept me