That Type of Blak Love

I want that type of blak love 
first foot on your traditional country
you just know 
you belong
words can’t explain 
that level of comfort
 but you know 
you’re being looked after 
and you can be yourself
on these lands
 
I want that type of blak love 
                         you bring that damper out 
                      the coals and 
you know 
it’s just right
  
I want that type of blak love 
to take over me like a smoking ceremony
cleanse me and heal me 
lead the way
all around me
in my face so it can ground me
sometimes it gets in your eyes and tears fall
but it’s never for long 
it’s always healing
the smell of safety and healing 
the feeling of welcoming
 
I want that type of blak love 
like I need to ask you 
who’s your mob 
and you ask mine
and I run to mum and dad 
just to double check if it’s fine 
which it is 
then I lay down 
my next black fella line on you.... 
we aren’t mob!
 
I want that type of blak love 
where other black mob 
refer to us 
as black royalty 
but we just out here 
being care free 
black beauties 
doing our duties 
for the future 
of our black communities
  
I want that type of blak love 
when I walk into a place with the brother boys 
and you’re with your sister girls 
who know exactly what’s going on 
and they be like 
hmmm hmmm 
while unapologetically nudging you 
putting you on blast for everyone to see
 
I want that type of blak love 
that helps heal our traumas 
navigating this world 
surviving the city life 
while trying to reclaim 
connect to 
the traditional one
as black peoples
 
I want that type of blak love 
that goes into each other’s culture
to help 
I want to walk 
hand in hand 
at protests 
as a wall of black strength 
beauty and power 
so we can both f*** the system 
together