Th
is poem was nom
inated 4 best poem of 2005,
wr
itten by an Afr
ican ch
ild:
When
i born,
i black.
When
i grow up,
i black. When
i go
in sun,
i black.
When
i get cold
i black. When
i scared,
i black. When
i s
ick,
i black & when
i d
ie,
i st
ill black.
And u Wh
ite fellas:
When u born, u p
ink. When u grow up, u wh
ite. When u go
in sun, u red. When u cold, u blue. When u scared, u yellow. When u s
ick, u green. When u d
ie, u grey,
But u call me colored . . . ;->