My Body
Black
Dark
Long
Tall
Skinny…. yet defined
My body is a temple
From my waves to my size 14 feet
And y’all know what they say about big feet (ha-ha)
My body is a masterpiece made by GOD almighty.
But
I wish I always thought this
This confidence wasn’t always me
I used to hate this body
The length,
My head shape,
The scars,
My hair,
EVERYTHING
I used to walk down the street looking down ‘cuz I never wanted eye contact
Walked down the school hallways feeling embarrassed
But now I don’t care!
I am me
I Like me
Everything about me
Shit, I’m SEXY—
This is my body.
Muslim & Black
Man, this world got me fucked up bruh
This country and the world scared of nonsense
Going to the store getting looks for no reason
And when I’m going on a plane it’s like I’m evicted for treason
Tryna make a name for myself
I’m just like the rest of y’all
But all I hear left to right
Are people praying on my downfall. . .
People will say shit like “I feel you” or “I know what you mean”,
But to be honest You don’t
May sound mean
But I gotta come clean—
You’ll never know how I feel
Ever been banned from three stores simply cuz they THOUGHT you stole an item?
How about having your family on the no-fly list for 10 years simply because of your name
Or being 6 years old and ya best friends’ mom
Banning you from being friends with their kid
just cuz you’re…… different
They THOUGHT we were a threat
But are we?
What’s makes me different from you
I walk
I talk
I move
Eat
Sleep
SHIT
It’s crazy how society
Is consumed by anxiety
All cuz certain THOUGHTS somehow represent a whole Faith or Ethnicity
But at the end of the day
We all like grapes who are forced to be juice
Cuz we’ll never be allowed to be wine
And I ask you this question
Is that fine?
Shit, I’ll ask you another
Look at me and what is your first opinion—
A man or a monster.
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