My Skin
My skin
cannot find its’ purpose
in newspapers
uncomfortable
it makes you
ashamed
guilt makes you look dirty
little girl
played slavery when she was seven
tar baby
brown stick around
black get back
baby made me feel shame
my skin
cannot find it’s Different
what is different?
i have to tell it
it’s over
Four hundred years ago or 2013
ago
oh my soul knows no
shame
go back to Africa
too different
not ready
not pure
not like home
Like here.
sadly
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