Black Or No Black
When I was a child I would smile broadly
But now that I'm old I don't
Everything that was dark
I saw it so colorful and beautiful
I would smile to everyone
And when they smiled back
It was amazing
But what I didn't know
The world is cruel
I wanted to play with every child
But their mothers would carry them inside
I never saw it as a big deal
Till today is when I understand better
That my color was my enemy
Until they told me I was black
The color that would neither
Splash nor smear on them
This is ridiculous
But now I know
The world is cruel
You think I'm black
I think you lack color
I was just a child
But no mercy to the innocent
What do you call that
But now I'm old enough
And I stand my ground
Black or no black
You will respect my position on earth
And now that I know
No more cruelty
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