I wore Blue

Today is Election Day. In honor of the Suffragette Movement many women that support our FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE will be wearing white in some form.  I was wearing a little white in the wrap that I chose to wear today when I cast my ballot; but the most prominent color I wore was BLUE.

I wore Blue

I wore Blue today for a family tree that is incomplete
I wore Blue for the color of the water that transported my ancestors from Africa to an land that was not their own
I wore Blue for the color of the sky that they saw when they looked up to, while standing on the platform waiting for the final price to be called out
Blue for the color of eyes the man who took what wasn't his from a strong woman in my family line
I wore blue for the color of ink that flowed from the pen that my great grandmother signed her name with
Blue for the color of eyes I share with my twin; thanks to that recessive gene from that slave owners force upon a woman my great great grandmother called mother
I wore Blue for the name Mamie, given to my mother, by her mother, who was named Mamie
I wore Blue for my grand-daddy who served this country but didn't have the right to vote
Blue for my mother's parents, for blue is pure and crisp like the air, the day my mother and I stood outside eight years ago and voted for the FIRST BLACK MAN become President
I wore Blue

Be Kind.