Dark Skin, Nappy Hair

My dark skin is beautiful My nappy hair is styled with care That is my view of natural features Blessed I am, to share Time travel to another place Kings and queens have a similar face So why I am forced to face degrading images skin-bleached relatives and mind-shackled people who think that their dark skin, nappy hair is something to be traded that it is jaded Confused thoughts Lead people to self hatred not only for themselves but for anyone wearing the darkening pigment And why the confusion? Because we of dark complexion and finely curled hair must be daft, be fool be anything but intellectual and schooled Don't you see how we have been fooled?.. Take a look Look deep in the mirror See what you uncover Beneath bewildered stares at your hair Turnt up noses at your clothes Beneath all the physical woes See the King, the Queen ready, waiting to claim the throne