It Better Be Love

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It better be love!

You walking down the street

hold'n his white hand

when you know good and well

you should be hold'n a black man

what kind of excuse

can you give

for lett'n him get my dibs?

what does he got that I

ain't got?

I know for a fact it

can't be in the crotch

everytime I come around

you kick me to the curb

anytime one of them come

by you sit and observe

when it comes to me

you are never pressed

whenever you're with him

you're in your favorite dress

you constantly turn down my

generosity

just to fulfill his curiosity

what you gonna do when he

don't want you no more

better not come knock'n

at my door

you better hope and pray

that it last

cuz after while none of brothas

gonna want yo'ass

Author's Notes/Comments: 

This was written back when I was twenty. My godson is biracial and I'll probably have to explain my views to him when he is older.

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Cathrine Johnson's picture

Yes it is love...This was kinda funny and partly true... "fulfill his curiosity"- there are a lot of curious white men
"none of brothas gonna want yo'ass"- well I'm hated by some

Even though I'm in a mixed relationship, I still enjoyed this piece. Because I know you're not hatin', your just displaying your talent.