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To Little Bee | BEDA 27
A spoken word after Chris Cleave’s “Little Bee”. She says, I want to be a British Pound Coin I smile As not to destroy the hopes Dreams Of an African Girl She says, I wish to be free I smile Because I understand that to be Free And to be a Pound Coin Are certainly…
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Journey | BEDA 23
To be Good, Is to be anything but Myself. . Mom says, Girls sit with legs crossed Mouths shut Lashes fluttered. Mom says, You are better seen Not heard So I bury my personality Under the guise of Purity. . The girl grows up. She learns to be timid In Church And bold everywhere else…