I'm Broken

I'm Broken

You think I'm weak

Go ahead put yourself in my shoes

You wouldn't last a hour in them

You think I had a good life

Try Again

Oh, she's lightskin, police don't worry about her

Try Again

Don't even know, I got shot and arrested before

She has 2 parents at home, she's spoiled

Try Again

Over here getting hit and abused

Oh right, yall aint know

Y'all shocked I thought so

But I'm lying right?!

I always am

But when I come to school with bruises now y'all care

Get outta here

Why don't y'all pay attention to the real things

Look and see the pain and anger

I'm broken

I shouldn't have to say it

You should see it

Wait but im not the same, I cant find peace

I sacrifice my world to a world that ignores me

Black women in therapy, because white terror don't sleep

I have to meditate to stop the PTSD

While winter's leaving, depression is stayin

Y'all still think life is easy for me

Right didn't think so

Don't come running to me now

I've been dealing with tthis on my own

I still can

But I'm still broken

This poem is about: 
Me

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