Gums like the blackest of tar like how this skin looks at night in the light of the moon
Yet This skin is seen as rough and masculine as if they mamas ain't got the same color of night as me
As if their gums don't carry the stars
As if she don't carry the world in her palms
I got hair they say look unprofessional
as if the hair that grows from my scalp
can be tamed by mere words from bittersweet tongues
the same tongues that'll spew how much a black woman hates herself if she wears the same hair that's glorified in every social setting
As if I have choices
As if wearing the hair I raised is seen as problematic
they boast about having the same opportunities as us
As if they'll ever level the playing field
As if when white folks riot it's called a rally
but when brown folks rally they call the police
The other day on the news some white boy shot up a school and they called it bullying
I said this is Almost so white I ain't even surprised they made picket signs out of old fences
Picked signs with a click of a camera while behind fences of armor the police put up to protect themselves against the unruly
The people they call animals whenever their bodies are black
or brown
but misunderstood when white
And so I come to the conclusion that their gums hold privilege while mines are shown with my hands up
while screaming
"don't shoot"
And drowning.
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Black Girl Poems
PoetryHi , PLEASE don't use /reuse my stuff without permission! This poetry has a black girls point of view . This book has a black girls view point. These pieces have a black girls outlook on the world, and the battles we face .
