Dear Racist White America

Don't label me when you know not who I am You think you know it all, in just one glance The first to say don't judge a book by it's cover Yet first to assume simply based on color You see the naps in my hair and you don't understand My darker skin, no it is not a tan I was born this way, and I know you're jealous Your nose jobs, fake tans, make-up, trying to embellish The natural beauty that I have, you may never posses Yet you try and put us down as if we are something less. News flash, update, let me tell you something Stop calling me African American, trying to separate me from you I've never been to Africa, I'm simply American, proud and true Born and raised in these great United States That all of our ancestors helped build, so stop with the hate. Gone but never forgotten is the history of OUR country From the revolution, the abolition, to attacks on our homeland security. The history is mine just as much as it is yours, Why do we separate it, under play it, when there is so much more Wake up America, we are a melting pot You can try with all your might, but the mixing is never going to stop.