Go on, talk black she told her
Show her how you sound
Say that funny thing you say
When No Body’s aren’t around
Do that little thing you do
Though Some Body’s here
No Body is around today
I’m sure that she won’t care
Play that little game we play
The one where you act your color
Where you talk ghetto
And you forget your mother
Go on girl be a monkey
And put on a little show
Some Body won’t be offended
It’s not like Any One will know
Let’s play lose your dignity
So I can have a smile
I’ll grin and laugh it right on up
As you shrink all the while
She’s another “sista”
She’ll understand the joke
She’ll appreciate the humor
She can’t be that easy to provoke
Alright save it for another time
When it’s just you and me
So I can laugh at all you are
And you pretend that you don’t see
Rachelle M. Turple **Written after visiting a bi-racial friend whose girlfriend wanted her to show me how she “talked Black”.
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