What they say

What they said and what they still say

I have to live with everyday

But what I make of it is the real case

They said I am fake and that I act white

They said I was to “Christian/Churchly” and

I have no life

They said I thought I was better than them and

I act uppity like I didn’t come from the same place they did

I don’t deny that I come from a broken home

But what I choose to make of my life is only my concern

Does my success intimidate you?

Is it because I don’t act a fool?

It is because I don’t have a child and I have my diploma?

It is because I am in college?

And I’m not running around with a boy calling me they baby mama?

I hope that one day you can put aside your jealousy

Because baby girl let me tell you, it’s not all that people make it to be.

I work my ass off everyday making sure that I don’t become another statistic

Taking the punches that come my way,

While trying to focus on God’s lyrics