I Say “Boo!”
Stop scaring yourself in my beautiful black reflection

I am 5'3'’, medium build, with chocolate skin. In other words, a threat. Sometimes my hair is out big. In public places, like the park, standing behind someone in line, browsing in stores, and ordering food in restaurants. Even in my own property, you look at me and think something’s amiss. It’s like you’ve seen a bogeywoman, a black one with sticky fingers, a frightening thief-to-be…