Void
Void – to be without
The lack thereof
Not valid
Nothing of value
Constant reminders that
Your hair should be bone straight
Void of its waves, kinks and curls
You are fooled into thinking
That your body should be lean
With your collar bones protruding
That your curves are too lewd, nasty or sexy
Your breasts are taunting, tantalizingly or crude
Your lips too full to be seductive
You are reminded
By those who pay
High prices
Risking their lives
That your sun-kissed skin
is too dark but yet they
yearn for your beautiful shade
with constant tanning
Convincing you that
removing your melanin
Is the next best thing
To fitting in
Their men look at you lustfully
Yet you allow them to tell you
That you are not good enough
What you possess organically
They will pay extensively
Yet you are held in the shadows
Of those who are void of
All your bodies
Naturally possess
Truth be told
You are void of nothing
You lack nothing
You hold everything
They truly desire
