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Do you know?


I wonder if you kno if I... she exists Do you know that your daughter is an orphan? Do you know that she used to morn her existence Do you know that she is alive...? And with every breathe she takes A fragment of you is refreshed Do you know that you have a child that's motherless? Where is my… I mean her father Where is the man who gave his seed? Only to grow a girl who loves to read Who loves to write and do Equations as complicated as her life Do you know that the sperm you released Met an egg and made a girl A girl who is wondering while wandering... Alone Do you know that even though You aren't there She is becoming a woman Without you Do you know that your little mixed child Wants to know her heritage... Her ethnicity Her... her historical genetics...? Do you know she still loves you? And every time she looks in the mirror She pulls out your traits so she can mentally design the face Of the king that helped make her.. a princess And that even though you haven't been there There is a King making her feel like his Yeah he makes her feel like his Since biologically her father was to inadequate To even crown her yours Yet, she wonders Do you know Because she knows you She knows your life Your laugh Your way of speak and persuasion because see... This is what defines her and This ain't come from her momma The hands The ears The lips and these naturally curlly locks...? She knows she's mixed... Mixed with greatness A great that nestled his way into Yolanda Gale's pants To make her greatness But, do you think about her If you know Do you?? Do you want to know about her? Do you?? Do you know that your ignorance Angers her I want to know!! I mean she wants to know She needs to know But it’s weird though Because she knows your name... I think…
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