I know I got a RBF

Get on my nerves, my eyelashes will give you-

the cold shoulder.

My great grandmother gave me these eyes and these bushy brown brows

So I add. Never wax.

Oh, and this jawline? My father gave me that

Its feminine because I say it's feminine.

Do we have a problem.

Cuz, I don’t care what nobody says:

You gon’ like my face.

My wide lips spread like avocado on my multi grain skin.

Yeah, they big, because my kisses go deep like the soul of oak trees

Mama said my nose is fat, not straight like hers.

I used to want it pointy. But now, I'm proud of this creation.

my nose ring sits proudly on my left nostril.

It will be my children's glory.

Cuz, I don’t care what nobody says:

You gon' like my face

My forehead is high to the sky like an Egyptian queen

There is brain power there ya’ll, it gave me a college degree

Occasionally, acne comes to destroy my confidence

But I know my self worth.

I stand firmly planted in the ground

With my strong thighs and firm hips.

Un moving. To the trials who tried to break me -

I hold my head proudly

Cuz, I don't care what nobody says

You gon’ like my face.

My nappy curls hang till they touch my dimples

I remember the hot comb and the burning temples.

They wanted me to assimilate to a culture that hated me.

But I said "No."

It only matters that I LIKE ME

Even if they call me ugly

I know who I am

Cuz, I don't care what nobody says

You gon' like my face.

My smile so bright like Christmas lights

It frames every stage of my crazy beautiful life

And when the mirror comes and

I take a glimpse of my reflection.

I tell that mirror:

"I don't care what you say."

You gon' like my face.