by Viola Rosy May
I AM WHO I AM
I AM ME
Some youngsters would like to be
I don’t have much to give but a humorous spirit within me
I’m beautiful, I’m fat and dark as can be with a little light shining in me
I’m coloured, I’m mixed, I’m what ever you want me to be
You name the color and change it for free
My father is coloured and mother is black
Does that make you any better than me?
Come closer, nooo closer, more closer and not behind my back
Stand this side on the right side because I need to state a fact
You feel me, you smell, you touch me like that
The same heart beat runs down your neck
I AM WHO I AM I AM ME
My colour or status does not define me
I’m different, unique and do not strive to be someone else in-front of me
You know me, you don’t own me
I’m born out of the earth which protected me from birth
No color in my hair tells you I’m a bear
I am human like you so stop the stare
Vava: 20 May 2019 Cape Town
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