Black baby, tell me why you cry?
Is it cause you ain't red-boned like the others
With the long silky hair they got from their white mothers?
Black baby, tell me why you cry?
Is it cause the guys be giving you the side eye when you walk by?
Black baby, tell me why you cry ?
Life's not fair my dear
So don't shed a tear
Cause it's your black beauty that they fear
With your rich coco skin
Cherry Red lips
You've got what the ol' school calls -- birthin' hips
Black baby, tell me why you cry?
Is it cause when you turn on the TV
All you see is skinny girls
Waving their diamonds and pearls
Shaking their ass -- without much class
Black baby, tell me why you cry?
You fail to see what you could be
If you just dried your eyes
Look past the perception of what beauty is
Black baby, tell me why you cry?
*SNAPS* Go 'head girl! This poem could be right on the shelf with Angelou and Giovanni! Remind me to share Giovanni's most recent work with you.
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