I don’t want you to go
But I can’t ask you to stay
Especially after all the pain
I caused, left you astray
I wish I could change
The past
Then maybe we would last
I plucked your petals
But listen to this love letter
I want nothing but a bright future
for you
Because the shine truly shines for you
And with that light you’ll bloom
You’re petals will come through
I’ll always love you

Black woman Why do you cry
Don’t you see the envy in all their eyes
Yes but I also see the hatred in their hearts
As they add my features to their shopping carts
They pick and choose
With nothing to lose
They could never survive a day in my shoes
See they could never carry the weight on my shoulders
They would shatter like glass under a boulder
Yet my strength goes unrecognized
And all my actions are criticized
Ostracized by society
Put in one category
As if black women don’t come in variety
You’re on the outside looking in like an observatory
You don’t know my true story
You asked why I cry
Well Now you know why