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Inspired by the skies and the sunshine,
You're perfect in my eyes.
I'm obsessed with Your words
the beautiful melody of Your voice,
I hear you all day.. clouding my thoughts
Memory of you?
When I was younger I used to play
with Barbies for hours,
imagining who I would be when I was seventeen.
Then I grew up.
Girl(n): a young or relatively young woman
I am young,
comparatively
My eyes are not yet wrinkled at the edges
My bones are not yet weary
Yes. I am Cuban and Puerto Rican.
Yes. I am Black.
To deny either one would be to deny who I am and where I come from.
Skin like Brown Sugar. Thick curly hair.
Yes. I am a Black Latina.