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Lime Green Jheri Curl
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Let me set the scene: 10 years old, 6 months pregnant With a jheri curl that?s lime green Mom says I?m not fat But she also says I?m not sad So I?m not sure what worth her word had My counselor says I'll make friends real soon But I'm too white for the black kids And too black to be a token coon Another school where I don't fit in Another year waiting for summer so I can trail behind my brother and his friends - but I don't think they like me either Did I do something wrong? Am I broken, am I an alien? I don't think there's anywhere I belong I don't talk enough because I think too much If I was white would it be this rough? This can't be growing up 6th grade, won't spend another year feeling alone Joined the band to play drums but they put me on the f**king trombone This year I'm being approachable, friendly, but stern Do other kids like Rocky Horror and Dragon Riders of Pern?? I just want other black kids to like me someday My white friends say the N word and that it?s okay because even they're blacker than me A few months later I invited them to my birthday And they said yes! Spent the rest of the week grinning, nothing could stop me Except none of them showed - I haven't celebrated a birthday since Did I do something wrong? Am I broken, am I an alien? Will I ever find out where I belong? I don't talk enough because I think too much If I was white would making friends be this tough? This can't be growing up I can?t lie for a while it really f**ked me up Too young to get it I just got that I wasn?t enough For the longest time I thought that maybe it?s just my luck No portraits and my forehead would never be kissed or made important, f**k 'Cause when you?re different they'll gladly treat you badly Say you?ll end up snatching xannies, mashing patties, hair all nappy Smashing Nattys outside the party 'cause no one would give you the addy Hella trashy on TV screaming: "Maury, I am not the daddy!" But now I know that believing it was one my worst habits Now I?m true to myself regardless of social status I?m not afraid to be me, I could sneak into the Met Gala In the loudest suit and walk out with Zoe and Lenny Kravitz I used to be in constant crisis about who I was Now I know it takes time to learn self love To look in the mirror and say: "I am and will always be enough? Because I am, I am Believe me, I am I am strong enough, I am smart enough I am likable, I will forge my own path from now on I am kind enough, I am beautiful I will live as such, I can go anywhere and belong Ooh-whoah-ah, ooh-whoah-ah, ooh-whoah-ah Ooh-whoah-ah, ooh-whoah-ah, ooh-whoah-ah
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