Hey Beautiful Brown Girl by Areli Arellano
Hey beautiful brown girl, one day you will learn to love your complexion and hair. You will embrace your culture and your roots. You will no longer be bothered by peers that try to bring you down. You will flourish and be strong, standing against injustice. You will understand your self worth. You will enjoy being exactly who you are. You will develop a hobby into a career. Your hard work ethic instilled by your parents will take you places you never would have dreamed of. They will be proud to call you hija. You will fall in love with your dreams and aspirations. You will be successful. You will be amazing at what you do. You will learn to be. You will learn to be compassionate. To be forgiving. To be encouraging. To be a friend. To be a warrior. Most importantly you will learn to be you. You in your beautiful brown skin, you beautiful brown girl.