Hazardous to the Environment (dedication to the material girls) November 3, 2006
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baby-girl
peel back that mask
that covers your soul
come out of the disguise
that you call home
life is about more
than material things
but your pretty brown eyes
are blinded by cars and diamond rings
the road to your heart
is lined with gold
attracting the men
that are 25 years old
put down the shovel
always digging for gold
or down deep in his pockets
boo, get ya own
nothin seems to matter
but how good you look
try gettin ya pretty self
lost in a book
educate your mind with more
than designers and brands
stop tryna be the one showin off
cuz you’ve got a new man
most look at you with green eyes
filled with jealousy and hate
but i look at you with pity
and i even feel shame
that i once enjoyed your company
pretendin to be as shallow as you
till someone told me, “Qui, you know this aint you”
I knew this already
i’m too smart to be dumb
if it were a worldly contest
baby girl would’ve won
it’s so sad to see
that she’s outta control
i tried to help, be the one to console
but she’s stuck in her ways
her mama’s plastic too
they’re biodegradable material
thin enough for all to see through
i will always remember
this example of what not to be
baby girl get out the mirror
look in to your hear
and set it free
I liked the message and most of the poem. The ending could use a little work, i’m not crazy about the last three lines. I also understand why the dialect was necessary, maybe i just need to hear you speak it, it wasn’t my favorite aspect.