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TOO BLACK?


THEY TAKE MY KINDNESS FOR……………WEAKNESS THEY TAKE MY SILENCE FOR…………. SPEECHLESS THEY CONSIDER MY UNIQUENESS…..STRANGE THEY CALL MY LANGUAGE………..SLANG THEY SEE MY MISTAKES AS……………...DEFEAT THEY SEE MY CONFIDENCE AS………………..CONCEIT THEY CONSIDER MY SUCCESS…... ACCIDENTAL THEY MINIMIZE MY INTELLIGENCE TO POTENTIAL MY CHARACTER IS CONSTANTLY UNDER ATTACK PRIDE FOR MY RACE MAKES ME "TOO BLACK"
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