Maria Stefanic Poet I do not know?

A Black

I am black
but I am not A Black.
I am voluptuous
but I am Not a Rack
I am sexy
but I am not just 
some good time in the sack.
I am black 
but I am not A Black.

I'm not a brain
but I know that I am smart.
I'm no beauty
but just like you
I'm a living work of art.
You try to put me in a slot
but you cannot
know where to start
exept I'm human
with a spirit and a heart

So pardon me if I neglect 
to "Shoot mad hooops" like you expect
or use a certain dialect

or sing, or rap or braid my hair
or threaten to "Pop a Cap" in you if you stare
or squeeze out the babies and collect my welfare -

See, I don't need to act a certain way
to prove I'm black
and I don't need to live like 
every day is an attack
and I don't need to 
live the way you say
because the fact is
I am black
but I am not A Black.

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