We are looking for a good sister.
We are looking for a righteous sister..
A real righteous sister..
Not one of those teary-eyed girls
watching General Hospital who thinks.
the only love worth striving for
occurs at first sight and will be.
breathless with passion by the second
commercial..
We are looking for a sister who
will take time to know a man, and.
to understand him, and to make intelligent
choices about the future.
they can have together..
We are looking for a real righteous
sister in whom passion and.
wisdom embrace..
We are looking for a righteous sister
who knows how to give.
unconditional love -- not just demand
it..
We are looking for a righteous sister
who will communicate without.
screaming or accusing, who will
listen without trying to think of.
snappy replies, and who will not
perpetuate female stereotypes by.
using hormonal imbalances as an
excuse to act ugly..
We are looking for a real righteous
sister. An all grown up, .
ain't scared of commitment, ain't
scared of honesty, and knows it's time.
to save the race righteous sister..
A good mother/good wife/good lover/good
worker/strong.
supporter/intelligent innovator
righteous sister..
A righteous sister who realizes
Nintendo is not a mother, BET is.
not a wife, and Fabio is not her
husband..
An accept equal responsibility for
the relationship righteous sister..
An ask how a brother's day was righteous
sister..
A generate some sympathy for a brother
when he's down righteous sister..
A righteous sister who knows how
to tell a good joke, and how to take one..
A righteous sister who is confident
enough about her looks that.
she doesn't have to be two hours
late for every appointment .
because she was primping in the
mirror..
A righteous sister who realizes
that if she's beautiful inside,.
tidy outside, and healthy, then
$400 worth of makeup, jewels, and.
designer fashions are just covering
up her real loveliness..
A righteous sister who doesn't compare
every brother she's never met .
to that last immature fool on Oprah..
A righteous sister who is an example
to all around her of what a.
black woman should be in times like
these..
A righteous sister whose soul is
pure, mind is keen, heart is warm,.
and body is reserved for the one
and only person she will spend her.
entire life with..
A righteous sister looking for a
man of comparable qualities..
A righteous sister who will encourage
such a man's interest in her,.
instead of cast him aside for the
nearest crotch-grabbing,.
illiterate convict who just happens
to have a Corvette, a credit card, .
and a Billy Dee Williams smile..
A read a book and sing a tune righteous
sister..
And love black men, protect black
children and never dog a man --.
especially not in public -- righteous
sister..
A turn Melrose off, put down Denzel's
latest Ebony cover, put.
away the shallow, sugary Harlequin
romances, and let's talk instead.
A built some tender, realistic love
that will stand the test of time righteous sister..
A tell your man -- instead of just
your homegirls -- when you're hurting righteous sister..
"I realize you aren't a mind reader,
so I'll tell you what I want".
righteous sister..
A sister who is open..
A sister who can move toward her
goals and toward her man's and.
toward heaven..
A sister who is not intimidated
or confused when a man opens a.
door for her, or pulls out a chair
for her, or shows her old-fashioned respect..
We are looking for a righteous sister..
What we used to call a good sister..
A sister who loves her people..
A sister who doesn't take advantage
of a gentleman by hitting or.
slapping him when she knows he wouldn't
dream of retaliating..
A sister who doesn't call men dogs..
A sister who doesn't make wild,
abusive comments when she knows.
how hurtful they are..
A sister who knows that time and
tenderness with her man are more.
important than the latest gossip
on the phone..
A sister who says: "I made him feel
good. I showed him how much.
I love and cherish him.".
A sister who is caring and sweet..
A sister who realizes that gentleness
and femininity didn't have.
to die with women's liberation,
no more than chivalry had to die .
with Sir Galahad..
A sister who says: "I made him feel
so accepted and happy and.
free that he fell asleep in my arms,
repeating my name over and over,.
and telling me how special I was,
.
and his heartbeat sounded like the
ocean after a storm ...".
We are looking for a real good sister..
We are looking for a sister who
will turn the ships around..
A sister who will go into the schoolhouse,
the church, the home,.
and the social centers, and turn
the ships around..
A sister who will go to the places
where it is open season on our children and turn the ships
around..
A sister who will hear the whimper
of babies born with AIDS or.
addicted to crack and turn the ships
around..
A sister who will see the people
sleeping on the street and turn.
the ships around..
A sister who will support the marches
in the street, and the.
protests at city hall and the school
board, and who will turn the ships around..
A sister who will remember how freedom
feels and turn the ships around..
A sister who will gather with the
warriors and march..
A sister who will gather with the
warriors and march -- if only.
to cheer the warriors on -- and
march down to the edge of the sea .
and turn the ships around .
and this time, turn the ships around....
BY: UNKNOWN
BROTHER.