Dark yet sad Secrets and memories Hidden behind Making her mad
Not That Sign
She doesn’t recognize Those eyes Looking back at her
By Cachete C. Hird
She sees too many emotions The pain in all these things She has held hidden deep down
Stop You’re heading in a direction That will take your further Make you better Challenge your every fiber Stop Don’t pass go In that direction You will have even more challenges They won’t ever understand Stop You, Afro-Latina Woman They won’t listen to you They will push you beyond measure Tell you no, you’re not a fit Stop They will try to stop you You, amazing woman of God Bound by morals and standards Encouraged to never give up Stop You, expat in a strange land Constantly learning Scared for your future Still trying to find your way Stop Wait, they can’t stop you You hold your head up high Walking confidently in the direction you achieved Never stop that stride
Cachete C Hird
Dreams and imaginations Slowly gone and disappeared Fear and anxiety flood her mind When did it all arrive?
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In those eyes They dance in the mirror Taunting her mind She slowly realizes she doesn’t know
Mirror Glance By Cachete C. Hird
Who she is anymore Pull away the fancy jewelry Wipe off the Fenty make up
She looks in the mirror She sees herself But does not recognize Her face
Who is this face that she sees? A mask of someone she wanted to be
The constant fight with trying to recognize The allure of wondering who Is she looking at If it’s really her
Big brown eyes
Lips Those shining lips With her favorite shade of Selena lipstick Como La Flor The color makes her skin Her caramel brown skin seem brighter in the mirror
Full of hopes and dreams Curved lips from her Mother With a bright smile Dimples she is scared to show Yet She tries to hide from all the pain She looks in the mirror
Yet her next glance reminds her Eyes
And slowly takes in all the things she has seen Now remembers and believes No longer scared to see
Captivating yet hidden
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