American

Sat, 11/01/2014 - 15:19 -- joyc

The curtain is green, white, and green

The comments ahead are obscene

Too tall, too quiet, too Nigerian

too rich, too poor, too different

Growing up, did your grandma cook grits?

No, fufu

Does the word "stupid" make you flinch?

No, "mumu"

It is okay, America is a melting pot; you're American

Emerge from behind the curtain called Nigerian!

 

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