“i am really colored & really sad sometimes & you hurt me
more than i ever danced outta/ i am ready to die like a lily in the
desert/ & i cdnt let you in on it cuz i didnt know/ here
is what i have/ poems/ big thighs/ lil tits/ &
so much love/ will you take it from me this one time/
please this is for you”
― For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
more than i ever danced outta/ i am ready to die like a lily in the
desert/ & i cdnt let you in on it cuz i didnt know/ here
is what i have/ poems/ big thighs/ lil tits/ &
so much love/ will you take it from me this one time/
please this is for you”
― For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
“Ever since I realized there waz someone callt/
a colored girl an evil woman a bitch or a nag/
i been tryin not to be that & leave bitterness/
in somebody else's cup...”
― For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
a colored girl an evil woman a bitch or a nag/
i been tryin not to be that & leave bitterness/
in somebody else's cup...”
― For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
“let her be born / let her be born / & handled warmly.”
― For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
― For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
“What I want and I wanted to be unforgettable.”
― For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
― For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
“my spirit is too ancient to understand the separation of soul & gender”
― For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
― For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
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