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Listen to the voice of a young black girl, a voice of passion and compassion
Liberty and liberation ,
Listen To the voice of a radical young girl, a voice of courage and character .

Listen ...
My mother land no longer claims me,
For my voice is deep but not deep enough
to call peace upon my land.
For when I voice the unapologetic black Woman in me, they say I'm too loud.
I was not screamed into this world for my inner voice to be drained and silenced by the society.
I am wrong because of my chocolate skin
“Mommy ,Why is it that the dolls in the stores don't look like me ?
“Is it because my skin is the wrong colour or my hair is the wrong texture?”

Listen..
I am the only flower on earth that grows unwatered, the only plant in the garden that grows
without the nurturing of the sun .
I have a name most don't know , because I don't fit within my perpetrator's trivial limitations.
When will I finally given the platform to voice myself?
That  boy down the street just called me ***** again , he said the colour of my skin is a badge of shame.
I'm tired of being oppressed
They say I'm beautiful when I straighten my hair, Rub bleach on my skin ,**** in my stomach.

I have been taught to break my character to be desired while I can't achieve the respect of my own kind.
But Listen , I am a black girl


•Poetess_her. Refilwe Sharmein