Hero Origin Story 👽

They Laughed At Me

I wanted to speak on this for so long
I should have said what was on my mind
when this first happen but I stayed silent
the fear of being embarrassed more
than I already was made me bite my tongue

I'll never forget being in the 11th grade
my teacher gave the class a assignment
you had to name 5 people you look up to
also you had to share one goal of yours in life

one by one I watched my classmates get up
to present their projects , I was dreading my turn
I hate attention I don't feel like having all eyes on me
I always would rather find a seat in the back and hide

Eventually it was my turn my teacher asked me
who were the five people you look up to
I named them .... Kobe Bryant, Barrack Obama
Martin Luther King Jr , Muhammad Ali
and Malcom  X

I heard a few classmates began to laugh
and someone said why is everybody you named black ? I can't remember who said it exactly
all I remember is they laughed at me

I already know what some are thinking
it's not a big deal all they did was laugh
it may have been laughter but it caused me
to shatter like glass

I've dealt with stereotypes and negative perception
my whole entire life I've always been told
I didn't act black enough because I'm articulate
you can't act a color but you can act like an asshole

there was a time in my life I didn't speak my peace
out of fear of not being accepted
staying silent was my defense mechanism
but staying silent was also a mistake

God gave me a voice and I'm going to use it
so feel free to uplift me and say amen
if you agree with what I'm preaching about
or you can be like my classmates

And laugh at me .....