Submission by rebirivers
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"Enough" a poem by rebirivers
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Am I black?
Let me take that back
Am I black enough for you
You who stereotype
And know few
And far between
About the pipe
That us black people play
Yes
I am black enough
No
Not for you
But for me
I can't dance
I can't "wag one"
I can't rap
And I most certainly don't go 'round
Stabbing my niggas
Like others do
I read
I write
I cry
I study
I pray
I preach
There's no such thing as "black enough"
Why should we have to live up to the standards
Of someone who wouldn't even know the first thing
About what a proper soup is?