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Aphro Ingenue delivers a riveting A Capella performance of this piece that is both an autobiographical original work and a poetic interpretation of Roberta Flack's THE FIRST TIME EVER SAW YOUR FACE. Heart felt, soul-full, touching and even tear jerking... is the only way to describe this beautiful performance. We elected to rather than try to trammel the purity of its raw delivery with musical accompaniment to give it to you with just her voice. Enjoy!

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The First Time

"The first time, ever I saw my face..."
The first time ever
I saw my face I remember it
Being a reflection in my mother's eyes
Giving thanks for the miracle
Lent to her after years and tears
In trying
I represented newness then
I was to be only limited then
By what limited them
Which, looking back,
Was nothing
"I felt the Sun rise in my eyes..."
The first time ever
I saw my face it was in a mirror
As a 10 year old
Overnight, change came
Taking me across bridges
Over into Womanhood
A place where I could not only be
A speaker of Life
But a co-creator of Life
Signed with a deal of lunar blood
"The first time ever I felt a kiss on my mouth..."
The first time ever
I saw my face I was dripping in white
About to make plans to love
To stay to say yes everyday
But it's funny how fairy tales
Can abruptly end
When coaches and such
Are greased up and stained
By the slick
The infamous Tar Baby
"I felt the Earth move in my hand..."
The first time ever
I saw my face I was crossing
The Mason-Dixon Line
A new chapter, a new life
Ready to break Richter scales
Simply by tip-toeing
On morning time
Bending blades of grass
That was my own
Everywhere I went
"The first time ever I laid with you..."
The first time ever
I saw my face I became a Mother
Having come back from dark
And no stars
This gift meant to remind me
Of spiritual pursuit and promises everlasting
That my kind would never die
The reality of it all still hasn't sunken in
God's grace too big to box in
Let Your mercy fly
"I felt your heart so close to mine..."
The first time ever
I saw my face I was Soft
For me to ever forget all
That we meant
Every possible malady
Would have to converge on me
Wiping me magnetically clean
So I couldn't for the life of me
Recall the 'So Good' for once
On land, in sky, on soul's sea
"The first time ever I saw my face..."
The first time ever
I saw my face was RIGHT NOW
Because I could plan for tomorrow
But all I have is this moment
A moment, for what it's worth
Is glorious
So I'll not regret with gnashed teeth
Any past faces or places
Because it's all worth it
I was built to behold my face
I'm gonna make an excellent read one day
Even if it's only read
In celebration over my dead body

"The first time ever I saw my face...My face...My Face...MY FACE..."


© lilbabysoul/Aphro Ingenuity '14

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from PANTHERION SPEAKS RADIO PRESENTS SHOW TUNES volume iii - WHO IS APHRO INGENUE, released November 21, 2014
ALL vocals by Aphro Ingenue. Track arrangement by StarChild7 and Pantherion Prime for Pantherion Speaks Radio at PRIME Time Productions.

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Pantherion Prime Riverside, California

Pantherion Prime is a pen name of mine...

it is an dentity... a personality that I use to scribe...
and describe the spiritually erotic notions and annotations
of my works in esotericeand rotic poetry.

I AM a multi-disciplinary artist who creates through sculptures through
poetry and music that could... and would reflect
the very essence of me... as a matriarchal man.
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