Tall Girl

Tall Girl

I’m so interested to see

What you think of me

Who you think I am

And damn!

I just love it when you point and stare

As if you think that I don’t care

And that piercing glare

Coming from your eyes

Has become the only thing that I despise

And then I love when you stop just to ask

“Hey, do you play basketball?

Cause, being that tall, that’s all you gotta be good at, right?”

I can’t even put up a fight anymore

Cause even though I don’t play anymore

I still seem to be your little basketball whore

It’s the only profile you let me fit into

Even though their other things I like to get into

You just can’t give into

The fact that I like to do other things

I like to do my hair, wear skirts and earrings

Takin long walks on the beach

Maybe read a book

Takin bubble baths

And tryin to cook

Balancing ten things at the same

Studying feminist thought

While writin this rhyme

But wait wait

You can’t imagine a girl my size

Writin these words

Youre so perturbed

“I mean let’s be real girl, that ain’t you,

basketball’s what you do!”

I saw that look on your face

When you told me that’s my place

That place on the court

“basketball girl, that’s your sport!”

or do you mean my burden

the changes that bind

the thing that won’t allow me to grow

and that keeps your ass blind to the fact

that my happiness was all an act

just to please you and your four little kids

I’m tall and I can dribble so that’s what I did

And it remains the same

I had no love in my heart for that game

It’s just a game

IT’S JUST A FUCKIN GAME!    

I am someone without it

I swear I can survive without it

My heart is still pumpin inside

My soul is still filled with pride

And I can STILL cross you over and take your ass for a ride

And my strength is somethin I cannot hide

I’m a strong women with a ball in my hand or not

And I understand that seems to be something that you forgot

But be sure that I’ll remind and let you know

That there are other things I must do to let myself grow

So the next time you see a tall girl walking down the street

Try not to laugh with your friends and point at her big ass feet

And whatever you do, please don’t ask if she plays basketball

Cause ya’ll

Sports may be something she ain’t interested in at all

Just let her shine as she walks by

And when you catch her doin somethin else

Don’t bother to ask why

She’s just doin her thing and ain’t questionin you

Just let the girl be

And do what she gotta do