Aparsiperdac Scavern

Aparsiperdac Scavern 

By: Senai Griffin 

They say I’m not black enough 

But I never understood, 

Am I shackled to a stereotype with cuffs? 

IM CUFFED, 

To the words of others, 

I can’t bother, but I’m bothered 

I try to escape but I’m smothered

By the culture of my own race 

Its a race to escape all the hate

But its for my sake

They say its easy as a piece of cake

But not for me, that’s fake

They say I talk white

They say I act white 

How can you talk and act a color? 

They say I’m white because I golf

I play in the dark so no one can see me 

How can I do that if you say I don’t deserve to be in MGP?

People are stuck smelling the odors of their elders

They are slamming me down to the floor 

Like they expect more 

All I can do is be myself

Tucked away like an ancient book on a shelf 

All I can do is be myself 

block out the noise 

All I can do is be myself

It’s easier said than done, 

And I will get it done,

As a matter of fact, keep hating 

A car needs gas to keep traveling 

And My hand needs energy to keep writing 

You are my fuel 

I’ll write my own story

With you as the villian, the fool

Thanks for your help, without you I wouldn’t have the tool

To be who I am 

Because all I can do is be myself.