This poem was nominated 4 best poem of 2005,
written by an African child:
When i born, i black.
When i grow
up, i black. When i go in s
un, i black.
When i get cold i black. When i scared, i black. When i sick, i black & when i die, i still black.
And
u White fellas:
When
u born,
u pink. When
u grow
up,
u white. When
u go in s
un,
u red. When
u cold,
u bl
ue. When
u scared,
u yellow. When
u sick,
u green. When
u die,
u grey,
B
ut
u call me colored . . . ;->
