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Dec 2020
I live mi life the way they say I should
I do mi hair the way they've also told mi to  
I wear my clothes in the fashion that they have told mi would give acceptance
I've followed a suite

I've fit the profile
Of every urban hood girl
I've been to clubs and twerked
I knew he had a girl friend and still gave him this work
Yes, I have fit the stereotype
That very stereotype that they portray my people to be in everyway

I've been that person
That bad role model , the one you stay away from
I've fought with my hands
Instead of mi mind
I cared about what they have thought of mi all the time
no longer

I am a better mi
I have changed paths
I've awakened
i have finally listened to mi abuela's words
I have learned the art and craft of being patient
I have learned mi as well as you
Ive lesrned the does and the dont's
and so now I have learned how to move

I have been that person that has lived that life
And now that I have grown to be a better person
I have learned what it takes to be a woman
And some young mans wife

I have no regrets
they label us no matter what good or bad
I have learned to live for mi and say ****'em
make the haters mad
keep them jealous
keep them green with envy

I used to be that person
Now that I am older
I careless & stay stress free
yahna staton
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yahna staton  30/F/somewhere in NY
(30/F/somewhere in NY)   
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