"colored" Women Called Bertha

Why do people associate the name Bertha with a "colored" woman?
Is it the strut,
or the way she carries herself?
Or is it just the mischief of demonic elves?
Caucasioan women are confident with their well
endowed selves,
Many would try to augment their shape,
Yet, they never get labeled with words like "ape",
or rarely get called Bertha,
So why is it that colored women are always associated
with the name "Bertha"......?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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July 22, 2010 at 3:45 PM
Today as I read this piece you have written I am thankful that you have shared it with us. I hope you will present us with more of your poetry in the near future. Don't let your ink dry out. I wish you the best in your writing endeavors whatever they may be Margeret. Love, Carol
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July 22, 2010 at 12:43 PM
I have never heard that one...come to think of it...I don't know anyone with the name Bertha...
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