Chains.

Holding on to me and you

Restraint

I feel it and I know you do too

Resistance 

I'm trying to break free.

Who placed this hold on me?

Slave to this new mentality.

I am told that I will be looked down upon because I am Black. 

Things will be hard because I am Black.

So i expect to struggle and I expect to lose

And I expect to have to work harder.

No time for snooze. 

Where did this come from?

Why am I working harder and not smarter?

Why are they taught to network 

While I'm taught to do hardwork.

Why are they taught to accept themselves 

While I'm taught to change.

Fit in.

Perm your hair.

Stay thin. 

Who's holding me in this same place?

Is it my own race?

"She's pretty... for a dark skin girl."