No Filter Scholarship Poem

Rhyme is my gift because it comes to me swift and when I speak my words you will feel a drift..

I'm not cold at least not in front and if you pass me a blunt I'll send it straight with a punt.

I don't like emotion because it causes commotion and if my struggles were ash I'd need alot of lotion.

If I'm in jail there will be hail because my tears will fall harder then it is to get into Yale.

I live for tv and behind the scenes but I won't blast out my life on  reality screens.

I like purple, red, blue, and black, my skin is brown and that's the facts.

I like most food and I curse when I say "Leave me alone or get out of my way"

I'm a lady by day and a lady by night but f you call me out my name I'll be ready to fight.

I can't sing a note someone wants to hear but if I remove the pitch then they are all ears.

I like to talk and I strut when I walk I am not a dog so don't make me bark.

My bite is tight because late at night I pray to God to help me with this fight.

The fight of life I live and breathe from the moment I wake to the time for the z's.

My sleep is peace at least after I feast on whatever yeast or something soaked in grease.

This is me, JoiAshanti

Don't get me mixed up with Beyonce please.

I don't have a halo cause I'm not an angel but if I oversee you being sneaky I will know that angle.

I've been up and down like the merry go round at the park not in my town.

This is me as you can see a girl who isn't struggling just to be free

 

 

This poem is about: 
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