Page 54 - When I was Young ebook
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Black or Smart
Choice
told that I must make one
one with melinated hues such as myself
coils so tight, “teeth so white,” she said
compared to my skin
denoting that I must consistently lack the
skills within
But I can shuffle, dance, and lack the k to
all consonant ending sounds
raised hand, educated insights no longer
their blackface clown
she said, “How did she become so
linguistically profound?”
Said it must have been a mistake and years
of consistent practice
The way I speak hypocrising the look of
me
