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I Have No Color

I have no color
My wrists bleed black and white
I am not ashamed

I am true to myself 
Because I know that naturally,
I am beautiful
People can judge, and announce my difference 
But I will embrace it
‘Cause I know who I am
And I love the skin I’m in

I should not be defined by my pigmentation,
But by the creativeness of my imagination
And the person I am inside despite their augmentation 
To make me believe that I am less than a person

The names they throw at me 
Pierce my outer covering
But they don’t change who I am
Because words are merely words
They don’t define me


I am the beautiful product
Of a black man and a white woman
A little grey girl with curly hair and dark skin

When you look at me
Do you see what they see?
Or do you see through my skin?

I am different
I am mixed
I am beautiful 
I am me

Copyright © Deja Sterling | Year Posted 2014