A big day today for my daughter to perform
Middle east is where I am originally from
I am dressed well, henna tattooed, got my hijab on
“Mam I need you to step aside, this way come on” (Burke, & Ciechalski, 2019)
She says take that thing off or go home instead
While the white men walk with hats on head
They think hijab is a symbol of subjugation (Beckmann, 2014)
No, I wear for Islam, that’s my situation
People like me are always so hated
When I wear a veil, I am discriminated (Beckmann, 2014)
I can’t cover my body, my skin, such a shame
A brown Muslim woman is who I am
Higher police abuse for us than women white (Coles, 2020)
No matter what we are always in their sight
All this movement for George Floyd (Coles, 2020)
Don’t they see my life was also destroyed
I have no rights like a typical American woman (Coles, 2020)
They popped me in my house like a soda can
An illegal traffic stop that ended bad (Montgomery, 2019)
Got locked up and I was feeling so sad
I was shopping for new job last few weeks
Now I lay dead in jail, my body reeks
They say I was mentally ill, what a sham
An average black woman is who I am
My field surgent treated me as a low class
My dreams all shattered like a broken glass
How come I am not protected on this land?
When I go missing no one takes a stand (Diaz, et al, 2020)
I served my country, to it I was obedient
But it matters not, I am from Latin descent
My life doesn’t matter, I am treated like trash
Everything changes for me with in a flash
I don’t even feel safe at my own house
They are after me like a cat after mouse
When I am raped and killed, no one gives a damn
A woman of color is who I am.
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