𝐷𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝐵𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝐺𝑖𝑟𝑙𝑠 ❤︎

𝑅𝑒𝑓𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

Submission by @saturatedsweetness

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"Reflection" a poem by (Danielle) - @saturatedsweetness

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You remember looking at yourself

And instead of seeing beauty,

you saw what people made fun off

Your reflection simply wasn't your reflection

It seemed to laugh and holler

In fact, something that was you

Was laughing

At you

At your smooth darker complection

At your thick hair

And at your almost black eyes

At your beauty

Your own reflection ate at your well being,

joining the ones who surrounded you

You blocked them out

You persevered

And you succeeded

Now people praise you

Now your reflection mimics you

That stupid reflection that would beat you down is now a slave to the power you hold.

Persevere.

The praise from your so-called "enemies" is will make you shine even more than you already do.