I cannot find myself
I can’t figure out what I like
I don’t get a perfect score
You won’t be a doctor you will never get a phd you will always work below never above
They told me,
A black girl, that she will not make it in this world
I can get As on a test higher than everyone else
I figure out myself
I can and will find myself
I WILL RISE TO THE TOP LIKE NOBODY ELSE
Them telling a black girl with phd and I get more money than them within a year
Think about telling a black girl stuff like that and I will become your boss and mine
Me
Baltimore Beat is running poems from participants in the group Writers in Baltimore Schools, which offers programming that builds skills in literacy and communication while creating a community of support for young writers.
