Dear Universe,
why me?
is it because i'm not pretty
is it because the things i said
is it because of my actions??
why make me black
why couldn't i be any 'white' princess
to have someone say 'you don't look like her!'
why to like a certain genre of music
just to be ridiculed
am i always supposed to like rap?
why can't i like k-pop or j-pop and be happy
why can't i be a ballerina without someone telling me i need to act like my skin color
Dear Universe,
why have my parents divorced
why do i have a mentally and
physically abusive stepdad
why can't my mom be happy
without her falling asleep at the wheel to take me to dance?
trying to find her happily ever after.
why can't i be pretty
why have people make stereotypical racial
comments about me
touching my hair repeatedly saying
'is it real?'
'is it fake'
'i bet if i snatch it off it'll come off'
'weave head'
'weave head'
'weave head'
Universe why?
why have me born out of state
why have me stay in the ghetto
just to see someone get shot and die
trying to run home
on the street corner 100 feet away from me
Universe can i please be myself
can i see a happy me
may a smile come to my face when i look in the mirror.
accepting my skin color
my acne and dark spots
my not so fit body
Universe,please?
may you make everything better
to have me feel i have something to
live for?
i'm depending on you
yours truly,
Lillian F. Ruffin-Stewart
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Dear Universe
PuisiThis is just a random poem I made because it's just some things going on with me right now, and yeah. Lower case is intended for this poem,except for Universe it has a purpose for it! I don't know if anyone thought of this poem prompt/topic before b...
