See me walking down the street
Big hips, fleshy arms
See me smile, all toothy and bright
See my skin
See my fat
The little girl inside me laughs and claps
I skip over cracks
See my stride, watch my flow
See me strutting through this town
See me walking. See my fat
A white boy catches the little girl’s eye
He’s nothing but a teen, but still he knows how
To spit, to scowl, point and laugh
See me falter
See my fat
I ain’t your mammy, shut your mouth
I ain’t your dancer, your exotic queen
I’m just a shadow when the lights burn bright
See her shrinking
See my fat
If my little girl disappears who will take her space
The space she takes just walking down the street?
How can any fat person ever make it out in one piece
When hard eyes make every step a feat?
This fat black soul is wounded as I speak
See my fat
And just let me be.
