iSpeak

I’m well spoken

Everyone knows it

My vocabulary is extensive

Gotta talk like that if you like stuff that’s expensive

But don’t get twisted

I also talk ignant

I’ll cuss like a sailor

As I graduate from Baylor

Slang is my language

Part of my talking arrangement

Excuse me white people as my Ebonics comes out of containment

I don’t pronounce every “t”

I say uh instead of “a”

Then I tell my teachers “Have a marvelous day”

Why y’all gotta hate?

I’m sorry the words I say cause you to discombobulate

Read a damn book and your vocabulary will grow every day

Quit acting illiterate, stop being a fool

You just proving to white people that we are niggers and coons

Ebonics and proper English have a place in my life

I can’t be stupid, my ancestors went through too much strife

So excuse me for the way iSpeak

I’m just taking advantage of the opportunities given to me

This poem is about: 
Me

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