yellow. red. pink. beige.
I've heard it all.
white girl. mixed. Indian blood.
I've heard it all.
what's up with all of the names
am I not just Black?
it shouldn't matter if my skin sun burns easily like the white folks
it shouldn't matter that I can pass for fair skinned during the winter weather
for all that it's worth, I'm still Black....yes Black as can be.
pretty hair. good hair. wavy with the curly
I've heard it all.
no nigger hair for you.
I've heard it all.
what's up with all of the strand examinations
am I not just Black?
it shouldn't matter that my hair doesn't kink up like the darker crowd
it shouldn't matter if just water and grease can be used on the scalp
for all that it's worth, I'm still Black...yes Black as can be.
I hate the way our skin is categorized
as if ALL BLACK can't be beautiful
stop allowing the WHITE MAN to oppress our beauty
because, if you didn't know God didn't make no mistakes on the darkies so to speak
Copyright© 2010
De'Shundra Gibson, All Rights Reserved
No comments:
Post a Comment