This poem was nominated 4
Best poem of 2005,
<
Br/>written
By an African child:
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<
Br/>When i
Born, i
Black.
<
Br/>When i grow up, i
Black. When i go in sun, i
Black.
<
Br/>When i get cold i
Black. When i scared, i
Black. When i sick, i
Black & when i die, i still
Black.
<
Br/>And u White fellas:
<
Br/>When u
Born, u pink. When u grow up, u white. When u go in sun, u red. When u cold, u
Blue. When u scared, u yellow. When u sick, u green. When u die, u grey,
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But u call me colored . . . ;->