Tinkers of a Black Woman's Brain

We think hard
least most of us do
spent some time wondering
bout all the why's, and hows
tryna figure out how to make
an end meet another end
so they can copulate
smoke, then laugh at me
then them tilted bowls
where all the icecream is gone
cause we ate away the pain
or at least pushed it back down
into the pit of my stomach
with the rest of my issues
To be lost, like a black penny on a new york street
cause it don't matter how different you are
how crazy your hair might be
nails bitten to the nub
won't matter
cause in New York, every body different
so I'll fit right in
but for now, I'll just tinker on something else
like when he gonna call