This poem
was nominated 4 best poem of 2005,
written by an African child:
when i born, i black.
when i gro
w up, i black.
when i go in sun, 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 gro
w up, u
white.
when u go in sun, u red.
when u cold, u blue.
when u scared, u yello
w.
when u sick, u green.
when u die, u grey,
But u call me colored . . . ;->