I could have been........

by derek garner - Virgo

I could have been that every man
who black women say only exist in books,
or on T.V. where Stella got hers....
or who only dates the white chicks,
or whose gay,
or doesn't exist.

I could have been your prince
yet you chose to shake it fast
and run wild with the bad guys
your drunken thug fantasy.
Wanting the next Tupac.
But he's dead my queen
Come back with me to the street
called reality.

I could have been a father to him
your son 
never knowing daddy cause daddy didn't 
want to know him
that stereotype you live it daily
but i guess you'll never see
greener pastures 
ms. thang.

so keeps listening to them Destiny chicks
and TLC and Toni Braxton and the like.
get mad and call black men 
stupid nigga's and deadbeats and dogs
but we both know
that's what you like

Birth sign: Virgo
Date created: 2000-10-03 18:20:38
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:42:50
Poem ID: 57820

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