Meet Latanya Hagler a.k.a Brooklyn. She's one of New York's finest in poetry. Latanya grace this blog with one of her many masterpiece's :
"My Own Women"
I am not in the moodto be daddy's little girl-
to dot my I's and
cross my T's
or my legs...
at the dinner table.
I don't want to care about what other people think
just because I am Black
and a girl who was
"raised better than that."
Why can't I say ain't instead of isn't?
Or chew gum in church?
I don't think God will strike me for a piece of juicyfruit!
I don't want to be a lady today.
I don't want to say "you aren't considering my feelings"
when I really mean "fuck you!"
I want to wear both my heels and skirts high
without considering how low my blouse is cut.
I want to solve quadratic equations
and discuss derivatives
because I'm more than just smart..."for a girl."
I want to look in the mirror and say "honey, does this make my butt look big"
and smile when he says "yes."
I want to run
when I should walk
and speak.
And not just speak, but speak loudly.
Not because what I have to say matters,
but because what I have to say
is something I want said.
LaTanya Hagler "Sometimes I feel discriminated against...but it does not make me angry- It merely astonishes me! How could anyone deny themselves the pleasure of my company? ~Zora Neale Hurston
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