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I'M BLACK

Posted by queenofthepen on September 15, 2009 at 5:35 PM

I'M BLACK NOT CAUSE OF MY SKIN COLOR OR THE CHECKED BOX ON MY APPLICATION

IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BLOCK I GREW UP ON OR THE STATUS OF MY EDUCATION

JUST CAUSE I WALK WITH A SWAG AND TALK USING SLANG, OH AND DON'T FORGET MY COMMON LAST NAME

YEA MY FACIAL FEATURES MIGHT BE A DEAD GIVEAWAY AND MY PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS COULD BE THE SAME

DON'T FORGET MY HOBBIES LIKE SINGING AND DANCING AND OF COURSE I LISTEN TO RAP AND R&B

WON'T YOU COME OVER AND SIT DOWN AND BREAK BREAD WITH ME,YOU KNOW BIG MOMMA IS SERVING FRIED CHICKEN ON SUNDAY

ALONG WITH MACARONI AND CHEESE, COLLARD GREENS AND CORNBREAD

NO SWEET TEA THIS TIME CAUSE OF MOMMA'S SUGA DIABETES

GRANDADDY HAS LUNG CANCER FROM YEARS OF SMOKING CIGARETTES AND MY BROTHER WON'T BE THERE CAUSE HE'S NOT OUT OF JAIL YET

MY KIDS, OH THEY DON'T REALLY KNOW THEIR FATHER BUT NEITHER DID I.

AND I THINK I TURNED OUT ALRIGHT

I HOPE YOU REALIZE YOU CAN'T GET THE DEFINTION OF MY RACE FROM OPINION OR TEXT

YOU HAVE TO BE BLACK TO GET THE FULL EFFECT.

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Reply TERRENA WILLIAMS
2:51 PM on September 22, 2009 
I like this.. can relate

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