Questions on My Race

Are you Puerto Rican?

You look Asian with those small eyes

You sure you ain't Dominican 

I thought you were mixed 

One time I was asked were both your parents Black 

A few of the things I've heard from one side 

Now to be fair a few words from the flip side 

An Uncle Tom I've been called

You think you're white going to that Lab school 

Tennis is for white folks 

You probably don't like Hip-Hop 

Being Black is a full time job for me 

While you critique and call me names 

I smile and realize neither side will ever stop 

I won't apologize for the skin I'm in nor the choices I've made

I say it very loud I'm 100 to 102 percent Black and extremely proud!!!!