THE POEM NOMINATED FOR BEST POEM OF 2005- written by an African child.
"When I born,I black; When I grow up, I black
When I go in sun, I black; When I scared , I black
When I sick, I Black; When I die, I still Black
and a white fellow
When you born, you pink; When you grow up,you white
When you go in sun, you red; When you cold, you blue
When you scared, you yellow; When you sick, you green
and, When you die, you gray, and, you calling me colored"
"When I born,I black; When I grow up, I black
When I go in sun, I black; When I scared , I black
When I sick, I Black; When I die, I still Black
and a white fellow
When you born, you pink; When you grow up,you white
When you go in sun, you red; When you cold, you blue
When you scared, you yellow; When you sick, you green
and, When you die, you gray, and, you calling me colored"
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