Annotations for Speaker: Nikea Green

Hi,

Hi,

my name is Nikea Green, and I'm a senior at Henrico High School.

my name is Nikea Green, and I'm a senior at Henrico High School.

And this poem is called, I Really Love You.

And this poem is called, I Really Love You.

And it's dedicated to all the young black girls whose mothers really love them.

And it's dedicated to all the young black girls whose mothers really love them.

I hear your screams, I hear your cries.

I hear your screams, I hear your cries.

Yes, I do.

Yes, I do.

Baby, just be still, let him do what he gotta do.

Baby, just be still, let him do what he gotta do.

Before he beats me, or you.

Before he beats me, or you.

I'm sorry, yes I am.

I'm sorry, yes I am.

I love you, I really do.

I love you, I really do.

But what is there that I can do?

But what is there that I can do?

He don't want me, he wants you.

He don't want me, he wants you.

And there's simply nothing I can do.

And there's simply nothing I can do.

I know he's your daddy and you're a little young.

I know he's your daddy and you're a little young.

But it won't happen for long, he'll find another kind of fun.

But it won't happen for long, he'll find another kind of fun.

Baby, I love you.

Baby, I love you.

I really do, but there's really nothing that I can do.

I really do, but there's really nothing that I can do.

But, I really love you.

But, I really love you.