I came out of the womb a tragedy
A brown-skinned girl
Cursed to a life of agony
They've doubted since day one
A double minority
But what they didn't count on
Was that I bleed galaxies
I'm unable to be defined by
What you consider a disability
I've got black girl magic
I take lemons and make champagne
I take losses and they become lessons
And yet you still have the audacity
To say I'm nothing but a stereotype
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Black Girl Magic
Poetryin this moment when the importance of black lives is being shown in the spotlight and non black people are asking questions about how they can help be anti racist, nj fox puts her own story and emotional responses to the violence and injustice on bl...