She changed color,
The meaning and tone of it
Melanin will do that...
So many pantone chips to define her skin,
No one would ever know where she was from.
Sociology teacher said race is a construct but racism is real.
If racism is real, let me be proud of the color God chose for me.
I'm wrapped in it and it is beautiful,
Can you guess what color I am?
Smile.
I love the mystery of all the people who made me who I am,
Across the ocean of time,
and the earth and water that separates them.
DC
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