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My porcelain skin is no match For the velvety brown of yours Your soft chocolate eyes are lovelier While my greens are merely cold And I should know better than to refuse To wipe my face on the floor I should be more of a lady (or a nun) If I'm to be all you're asking for You reference the way I was raised A single mother and an only daughter And you're sure that I will lead astray Your potential grandsons and granddaughters Know that your son is all The good you exclaim him to be But he sees the light in these witch's eyes Where you see death and greed I now understand that I will never Be righteous enough in your sight And it is because of your background That you accuse and criticize You will always be his mother Who cares for him nonetheless But I will stay his lover Even while I don't pass your test
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Apr 28, 2015
Apr 28, 2015 at 1:20 AM UTC
Two Cultures Collide (Dear "Mama")
My porcelain skin is no match For the velvety brown of yours Your soft chocolate eyes are lovelier While my greens are merely cold And I should know better than to refuse To wipe my face on the floor I should be more of a lady (or a nun) If I'm to be all you're asking for You reference the way I was raised A single mother and an only daughter And you're sure that I will lead astray Your potential grandsons and granddaughters Know that your son is all The good you exclaim him to be But he sees the light in these witch's eyes Where you see death and greed I now understand that I will never Be righteous enough in your sight And it is because of your background That you accuse and criticize You will always be his mother Who cares for him nonetheless But I will stay his lover Even while I don't pass your test
For CY (This one was hard to get out without word-vomiting) There's so much to say.
allyson-walsh
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Apr 28, 2015
Apr 28, 2015 at 1:20 AM UTC
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