I was told I was nothing and Ill never be
They said it wasn't worth just being me
I was told I had a choice
They told me I was a women it was my job to sacrifice
I was told I was to fat
And told me all that I am lacked
They told me to close my legs
But always open if I needed to be higher up in the world
Quick to remind me that I'm black and never failed to remind me I'm just a Daddy's girl that never was
I was told to shut up
And only say something if my husband was involved
I was told never to cry
To hide it all with a smile based on a lie
I was told I wasn't good for nothing more than being a hoe
Sleeping around with different men because my Daddy wasn't around anymo
So I dropped out of college
I sacrificed my life for my husband
I starved myself until I was stick thin
I opened my legs to the highest bidder
I shut my mouth up
Because that's what I was told