Yes I am African, <br />complete with the thick lips, <br />endowed with big hips; <br />I swing them like God intended me to; <br />Yes I am African, <br />And No I will not bow out. <br />Yes I am dark skinned, <br />complete with the kinky hair, <br />and the ashy knees, <br />A brown chocolate godess I am; <br />It is all I ever want to be, <br />Yes I am dark skinned <br />And No i will not step aside. <br />Yes I am a woman, <br />complete with the countless shoes, <br />and the heavens stopping smile, <br />a "second class" citizen, <br />in "a man's world"; <br />Yes I am a woman, <br />And No i will not give in. <br />Yes I am here, <br />I, An African Dark Skinned Woman, <br />Am Here To Stay<br /><br />Tabasamu Monologues<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-am-80/
