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A Woman's worth


Trapped into circumstance The unfair practice within my skin I'm not red, yellow or brown Being dark has no exceptions When people see me they say I'm dumb They recognize me as ugly and retarded I live in a world of racial slang Called winch, baboon and Miss Thang Heifer, cow and stiff, Mongrel, roach and bitch I have no control of what is said In a world divided by race and color I feel they are confused that all lives matter People judge me by the space I'm in Confuse by the state of life I live I live in a world where women are underrepresented By human perceptions who fail to understand A woman is worth more than perceptions

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Angela Brown

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