I speak how I wanna speak 

But that is a problem 

My words walk in a room 

Before I do 

People know who I am 

Before I open my mouth 

They hear “Periodd”

They think I’m ghetto 

Hear my tone 

Then I got a attitude? 

Yk the crazy part abt it 

Whole internet talks abt me

The wayI talk does numbers

But my voice isn’t accepted 

On TikTok

White girl says “ion”

And ya call that “aesthetic”

I sit in class 

And the teacher corrects me 

Like I ain’t been leaving 2 languages 

My whole life

What is apart of me 

And the fake narrative ya want me to use 

My voice ain’t a threat 

My dialect isn’t another viral moment 

Done apologizing 

If your uncomfortable then

It’s time you listen clearly 

Not broken “English” 

Not “Bad grammar”

Not “attitude”

Just me 

Hear it for the real this time