My Name
My name is not "yo."
My name is not "chief."
My name is not "homeboy" or "homey."
My name is not "blood."
My name is not "brother," "brotha" or "bro.”
My name is not “cuz.”
My name is not “my man”
because I am not your man.
My name is not "dog."
My name is not "nigger" or "nigga."

My name is Mr. Joe Okonkwo.

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