I can’t help it if
I'm a bigger girl,
I’m “too big”,
My hair’s not long enough,
My skin not pale enough,
I’m not smart enough.
I can’t help it if
I don’t speak proper enough,
I use words like ain’t and dat,
Say “my bad” and not “sorry”,
“Who dat is?” instead of “what’s her name?”
I can’t help it if
I use colorful words
To describe people.
I can’t help it if
I didn’t grow up with
My parents together.
If I have 9 half-siblings.
I can’t help it if
I don’t use large words.
Like subordinate or soporific.
Or even conjugate.
I’m sorry that I can’t be this perfect image
That society creates for us.
I’m living up to my personality
And who I am as an individual.
Why can’t we just be who we are?
I will not change who I am
To fit anyones needs or
To fit their views of me.
I can’t help it if
I love myself more than
I want to please your selfish demands.
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