Listen son stop trying to tell me I don't belong here Because I was black in the state of Virginia which makes me American With these large brown eyes you see staring At your phony pretending concern, you use kung fu words with the speed of Bruce Lee all the while trying to edge closer to my personal life which will remain closed You think that claiming to love and follow Denzil Washington and Oprah Will make me feel loved and distracted What do you know about the highs and lows of being Black? I'm about to back you up and put you in your place And stay out of the place you keep trying to put me Cause who I am is ...me