Nature's Sweet Brown Child

I am the ginger brown of the Egyptian, The blackness of the Sudan. I am the beauty to which the birds sing, I have the supremeness of the mighty lion. I am the Orchid that adorns the Nile, And the brightness of shimmering stars. I am the nomad who travels the Sahara, I am known throughout the lands afar. I am akin to the American Indian, Asians, Africans and Europeans the same. And yet here I am lost inside my country, Where no one recognizes my name. My skin is so pure, a pecan brown, Blessed with beauty by God aplenty. And some try to call me only black, And say I am not akin to any. Yet I am the golden brown of the desert And I have the sweetness of the Nile I am the beauty of Africa’s jungles and flowers For I was born natures sweet brown child