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The Black Unicorn Sings

she was a single mother, mother of three, children had no father figure all of them had to grow up trying to figure out what father means to them. she was tired of men whistling and tripping over her big behind. see, she held on her hands a university degree seems her life was stuck on day volunteering and night waitressing. all she ever wanted was a man who would sweep her off her feet and be a leader to her kids. no luck, all she ever met were douchebags, pimps and hustler all who had the intention to bust a nut on her. so the black unicorn sang, mama i need your prayers, mama i need God's hands. pray for me again, again and again. night light's light shines too bright on these electricity bills and the landlord dont even care how she feel. said, "if you laid on this table any time for me, you wont need to worry about the rent, boo" so she did it. every time he touched her, he ripped off parts of her spirit. so the black unicorn sang, in jazz clubs while the kids stayed with grandma. she sang a piece of mind just to get a peace of mind. she was tired of being told she was beautiful because every finger laid on her was a fuck you to her beautiful skin, queen. she was tired of "im not ready","its not you, its me". she was tired of wearing her heart on her sleeve. The Black Unicorn still sings.
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Written by
sincurlyxbaki
South African
For You?
Written by
sincurlyxbaki
South African
Published
Oct 14, 2014
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to all the single women with children who work hard.

you deserve better.

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