Strange girl, in a strange world.
Couldnt control herself.
Her emotions ran wild.
She cried herself to sleep that girl.
Feeling misunderstood.
Then he came along.
She was happy.
Something she hadn't been in awhile.
She clapped at sunsets.
Everynight, she dreamed of something big.
Bigger than herself.
"Love" she would say.
She knew it would come one day.
Then it came.
Hit her like a rock
On the side of her skull.
They talked about there futures
Together
How they wanted children
One black one white.
Then one night it happened.
The tears came back.
He couldnt see her
'Cause her skin was dark
And it crushed her.
It took her hours to stop crying.
But it never stopped.
Maybe on the outside
But never on the inside.
She was confused.
"Why did skin matter?" she'd ask
Time and time again.
She'd see he was with someone else
And the tears came back
More fierce than ever
Because first love
Is the best love
But it always hurts.
She's better now.
Thats what she says.
She dances to music
And sings outloud
Better than ever.
But still alittle bruised.
Couldnt control herself.
Her emotions ran wild.
She cried herself to sleep that girl.
Feeling misunderstood.
Then he came along.
She was happy.
Something she hadn't been in awhile.
She clapped at sunsets.
Everynight, she dreamed of something big.
Bigger than herself.
"Love" she would say.
She knew it would come one day.
Then it came.
Hit her like a rock
On the side of her skull.
They talked about there futures
Together
How they wanted children
One black one white.
Then one night it happened.
The tears came back.
He couldnt see her
'Cause her skin was dark
And it crushed her.
It took her hours to stop crying.
But it never stopped.
Maybe on the outside
But never on the inside.
She was confused.
"Why did skin matter?" she'd ask
Time and time again.
She'd see he was with someone else
And the tears came back
More fierce than ever
Because first love
Is the best love
But it always hurts.
She's better now.
Thats what she says.
She dances to music
And sings outloud
Better than ever.
But still alittle bruised.
