A painted visual representation of Caroline
With newspaper on canvas placed to align,
a synthetic resin acrylic which is a mild alkaline
Giving a final finish which looks crystalline
It describes Caroline as a timid black lady
She is comported, reserved and a bit shady
She is a Nigerian lady of Igbo descent
A bit introverted with a lovely accent
Daily her love for blacks would augment
It grew stronger than hardened cement
She valued identity to a great extent
Her culture, she would never misrepresent.
She would say to me, "Prosper,
with great pleasure, I accept being black,
I may be timid and confidence I lack
But if my black culture is under attack
I would rise, speak and fight back"
This was painted in honour of Her
There was no other way I could prefer
An action I could no longer defer.
With newspaper on canvas placed to align,
a synthetic resin acrylic which is a mild alkaline
Giving a final finish which looks crystalline
It describes Caroline as a timid black lady
She is comported, reserved and a bit shady
She is a Nigerian lady of Igbo descent
A bit introverted with a lovely accent
Daily her love for blacks would augment
It grew stronger than hardened cement
She valued identity to a great extent
Her culture, she would never misrepresent.
She would say to me, "Prosper,
with great pleasure, I accept being black,
I may be timid and confidence I lack
But if my black culture is under attack
I would rise, speak and fight back"
This was painted in honour of Her
There was no other way I could prefer
An action I could no longer defer.
