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Typical Black Girl


My whole life people have told me 

"Your not the Typical Black Girl you talk white" 

oh no see their not talking about my vocabulary

their talking about my accent

the way I pronounce words 

the way they come out of my mouth

excuse the fact that i'm country

would you rather me talk ghetto? 

then will I be your Typical Black Girl

oh wait no, then we have the issue of my hair 

the unnatural length , how soft it is

it has to be weave

because we all know the Typical Black Girl has to have that "negro shit" 

well i'm tired of not being a Typical Black Girl

 it dosen't matter that I have a accent 

it dosen't matter how my hair lays

this has to STOP!!

a Typical Black Girl is someone who dosen't give up their seat because of the color of someone else's skin

a Typical Black Girl is somone who frees slaves through the Underground Rail Road 

a Typical Black Girl is someone who fights for what she believes in 

a Typical Black Girl is someone who aspires to be more than just that. 

a Typical Black Girl is deeper than just the face of our apperance 

a Typical Black Girl is within all black girls 

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