PHAT VS. FAT
Sistahs’ are P-H-A-T phat and fine
With shapes and figures oh so divine
They wear their weight quite well
Some are thick and some are chunky
Or maybe even a little bumpy
They still look good as others can tell.

When it comes to selection
Of a mate for affection
Brothas’ don’t seem to know where it’s at.
Instead of a plump African Queen
When he shows up on the scene
With other races of women who are F-A-T fat.

Now what’s the difference in their size?
Other than the color of hair, skin and eyes
They are all practically the same.
But for some reason or another
Brothas’ would rather choose other
Races of women who have practically the same frame.

Some Sistahs’ are wide and curvy
Oh but don’t you worry
They still know how to please a man.
They can cook and they can clean
Along with everything in between
If Brothas would include them in their plans.

 So Brotha don’t ask a Sistah to lose weight
Unless you would rather negate
Your ability to choose and be wise.
A Sistahs character and personality
Should stand for something unilaterally
Rather than you worrying about her size.

Reality Check
Chocolate brown butt so round
For all the world to see.
Fine as wine, just my kind
But why doesn’t he want me?

 Tall or short, he loves to court
The ladies in the mall
Wide of girth with lots of worth
But none for me at all.

 Blue-collar white collar it doesn’t matter
Black men are all the rage!
Brown, caramel, cinnamon or smoke
I say hello and they don’t even wave.

“What’s going on?”  I ask myself
Have I been hiding under a rock?
Black men used to love black women
Now to white women they seem to flock.

Don’t fret you say and keep holding on
Things will change in time.
Or I could do just like the Brothas
But I’m not of the mind to cross the line.

 Black men look the same and so do I
When did dating start to change?
I alter my hair, my weight and my clothes
They don’t notice my looks have been rearranged.

 Then it dawned on me, a frightening reality
My changes don’t matter in spite
Of my weight, my smile or even my hairstyle
Cause’ Brothas prefer women who are “light” or white.

 Since I am neither, and I don’t aspire to be
I am comfortable with who I am
But suddenly this dating thing
Makes me feel like I ain’t worth a damn!

I’m not angry, just a little perplexed
What is a Sistah to do?
Does this mean Brothas are off limits
And my future with one is through?!

 I refuse to believe that in spite of the trends
I won’t give up and I’ll do all I can
Cause I want exactly what most white women got
And that’s the love of a BLACK MAN!