Size Me by Crystal Belle
I am not a size 6
I am not a size 2
I am not a size 10
I am not a size 12
I am size Me
‘Cause my hipster-huggin’ horizontal hips
Are accompanied by luscious, lustful lips
As my fruitful fat ass fits firmly on my back
I touch my kinky-straightened hair, which reminds me that I am Black
For I can’t pretend
That I am a friend
Of life’s blond hair, blue-eyed Barbie doll
Since I am dark-haired, with brown eyes
And five foot three tall
Does my body resemble a celebrity?
Only the resemblance of size me
Do my silicone breasts cause curiosity?
Only the natural breasts of size me
Does my wide nose bother thee?
Only the African nose of size me
The size of me
Represents my ancestors’ decree
About how it was to be
A slave
A subservient slave
Locked in his master’s microwave
Of ultraviolet rays
Of destruction
The destruction
Of Size Me’s production
Developed from society’s obstruction
Of power
Power that perpetually towers
Over Size Me’s tainted hour
Glass figure
The figure of non-working out niggers
Whose measurements tend to be bigger
Than their Caucasian counterparts
I can’t help it that I have a switch when I walk
And a Caribbean accent when I talk
For my hearty hips created the switch
As my full fledged lips created the glitch
In perfection
So the question is “what is perfection?”
I know Mr. Uncle Tom
You think we are a ticking time bomb
Of gluttony
But I love me some mac’ and cheese
And black eyed peas
Followed with some greens and candied yams
Yet you are still trying to tell me who I am
I am Size Me
A combination of cultural variety
That was derived from your prejudiced anxiety
Called racism
So I want to thank you for enslaving me
For it gave me
The title of original American beauty
Mrs. Voluptuous
In democracy we must trust
You can keep your supermodels and low fat calories
For I will forever be
Mrs. Size ME!
Crystal Belle has been writing poetry since the age of 9. She is a High School English teacher in Brooklyn, New York. Belle recently published her first volume of poetry titled Woman on Fire. You can find her work at http://crystalbellepoet.blogspot.com
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