Basic
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"Fear consumes my body, my thoughts.
Fear consumes me.
I am fear. I am light."
Applause with the tips of fingers,
polite curves at the corners of lips,
silent nods that translate to,
"That's so me."
Why should i suffer my life being called basic?
Day after day.
I get told everyday that since i like coffee i am a basic white girl.
I get told everyday that im a basic white girl because i do not have ¨Daddy problems¨
That girl.
The one who sits in the back of class alone.
The one who stares into space for minutes at a time.
The one with a natural "bitch face" that pushes people away.
Money is such an issue
So much so I may need a tissue
As I try to make good grades and pass my classes
I have to worry about the assets that I can grab at
Walking up sorely and tired,
Not because I was beaten but because I peservered;
Chest high and admired,
Not by others but by myself revered.
Trying to move pass old pains,
