Why?
May 9
By Andra Espinoza-Hunter
Why do I have to work twice as hard?
For you to see me
Not the me as in the skin
The me as the soul, the mind, the spirit
Why do I have to work twice as hard?
To prove to you that I deserve to be here
That I too have paid my dues
Why do I have to work twice as hard?
To erase the label you branded on me so unconsciously
Twice as hard and for what
To lose myself in self hate
To let my pride take over
To question myself and every move I make
Hoping that you won’t see and call my mistake
I work twice as hard against a system
That has tried to debunk me
That has tried to demote me
That has tried to disrate me
Why are we working twice as hard?
To get a nod of approval
And distance ourselves from who we really are
To trash our culture
Why do I have to work twice as hard?
