You are so beautiful

for a black girl.

Better than usual

for a black girl.

You are excusable

for a black girl.

Don't degrade my race.

I am a beauty.

I excel at life.

But don't degrade my race.

From the curls of my afro

to the details of my face.

These things casting a shadow,

hiding who I really am.

I am not your token.

So let this spoken.

You can compliment me,

but don't degrade my race.