Black Girl

I wake up a black girl 

Twist my hips to the bathroom

Pull my lace panties down my curved hips

So I can drain all these unwanted liquids

I look in the mirror above the sink

And see a dull faced white girl 

Light colored eyes

Freckles and curly hair

Eye brows naturally arched 

Hands are petite and easily crafted

Waist slim, bottom plump, breasts perky

You'd think I've got it all but

My face has minor blemishes

Dark circles line my eyes accompanies by a heavy droop 

My arms, neck, and back are heavily marked with permanent ink

Perfectly aligned teeth with an off white color

Who's this white girl in the mirror

I walk away from that room and head back to mine

Where I can resign to being a black girl 

I lay back in my black bed 

With my black blanket

My black sheet

And my black man 

Take his hand and realize that mine is much brighter

Correction much whiter

White girl 

I lay here as a black white girl 

A "white girl who wants to be black"

No 

A "black girl who happens to be white"