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​ALL BLACK

By Adwowa Minus 


EASY BE A FOREIGN LANGUAGE TO A BLACK GIRL
BLACK GIRL BE A FOREIGN LANGUAGE TO THE WORLD 
WORLD SCREAMS 
FUCK YOU 
GIVE ME THAT ASS 
GIVE ME THOSE LIPS 
GIVE ME THOSE BRAIDS 
NAH KEEP THE SKIN 
FUCK YOU 
HOW YOU NEVER LOSE A GAME 
HOW YA EDGES SO LAID
WHAT YOU MIXED WITH 
LIKE EVERY SHADE CANT BE THIS BEAUTIFUL 
HOW YOU MAKE A TURN ON THE WRONG PATH AND STILL END UP ON THE RIGHT ONE 
HOW YOU BECOME SO RESILIENT
BLACK GIRL 
FREEING MANY FROM THEMSELVES AND NEVER LOSING A SINGLE PASSENGER 
YOUR WORDS TURN US ON 
EMPOWERING US TO SEE WHAT CAN NOT BE SEEN WITH LAZY EYES 
YOU A FORGOTTEN HEROINE 
MOTHER OF FREEDOM 
SHAPING THE WORLD WITH YOUR STRENGTH
UNMATCHED 
SKILLED IN EVERY CATEGORY 
A PIONEER FOR EVERYTHING RIGHTEOUS
GIVING LOVE EVEN THOUGH ITS NOT WHAT YOU BEEN GIVEN
TRANSFORMING PAIN INTO PROGRESS AND PROGRESSING 
BLACK AND WOMEN 
A DIVINE COMBINATION 
YOUR MIND THE KEY 
THE WORLD THE LOCK 
LETS BREAK FREE 



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