MY TRUTH – JACKLINE WAZIRI

Just Being the only black girl at my

work place and works dos

or just having to prepare mentaly before I arrived at certain places

or the online searching

if blacks ate at those resturant too

it was knowing

“It is because I am Black”

but choking on my thought

so that, that card was not used

as well as a curriculm that was against you

so instead of being educated

I was just schooled

it was the playing with the dolls

and if you would ask me which one was prettier

you know which one I chose?

Just like

what colour is jesus?

Vial minipulation

echoing through the walls

‘where are you from’?

“No really really really from”

“oh you speak white”

“oh you are pretty for a black girl”

echoing through, through the walls

having to prepare mentaly before I arrived at certain places

so comfortable In my uncomfortable

just being the only black girl

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