things to remember (as a brown girl)

one white girl is worth a thousand brown girls. 

don’t be mad when someone says chai tea latte because the milky, watered down brown liquid with a green logo is nothing compared to the hot tea your dad makes for you when you’re studying.

 find your people in every crowd before your parents do. 

culture is cool, don’t be too loud about it. 

one white girl is worth a thousand brown girls. 

your name will always give the teacher a heart attack. 

remember, your mom told you to pick your battles.

 a name is not worth your time. 

everything you do, you do it for them. 

you came here to be better than your parents. 

be better than them. 

be better.

be better 

one white girl is worth a thousand brown girls. 

bite your mother tongue. 

nice plates for guests

sometimes a kurta is more comfortable than sweatpants.

no matter where you go, you’ll always have an accent.

 no matter where you go, you always sound off. 

 no matter where you go, you’ll always be missing out on the inside joke 

one white girl is worth a thousand brown girls.  

what if he does like me?

 would you really break your heart over a guy who’s name your grandma can’t pronounce?

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Zoya Abbas

Lexington Youth Poet Laureate

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