What is there to say?

Being a black woman is being black is being woman is being a black woman.
You climb the ladder.
You learn your lines.
But that doesn’t really matter.
It’s being smart but not being called a smart woman
Cause being smart is being loud and cocky.
Cause being loud and cocky is being black is being a black woman.

You climb the ladder.
You learn your lines.
But that doesn’t really matter.

Behind the smile
All they see is a black woman
Trying to make a space in a place you’ve always existed in
Open your mouth and sing
Look them in the eye and scream

You are better than their benchmarks
You do not have to prove it to them
You owe it the little child in you

That being black is being black and being black is good.