B.L.A.CK <br />What does that word mean <br />Check it up in the dictionary <br />Black is Dark <br />Darkness is to be afraid <br />Black is Dirt <br />Dirt is to be dirty <br />Unclean <br />Unsanitary <br />So what is a presious word to describe black <br />None <br />There is none? <br />To be black is like to be a crime <br />To shame <br /> to hide <br />Black is hidden wonder <br />Searching to be free <br />Pondering a dark room fighting to escape <br />Black scares us <br />For some reason i have no reason to know why <br />WHen it is then a white light that conferts us <br />Is that the reason white is so bright <br />It heals all and makes all feel right <br />Black is the ending of all <br />Black ends life <br />I feel so confused <br />Does black hurt? <br />Is that why black is caged? <br />Is that why black is slaved? <br />Is that why black is punished? <br />put in a barrend feild and sent to work <br />Does black hurt? <br />I ask again <br />Why is black undermined <br />No reason to become something <br />To set skies a flamed <br />To make rain pour down <br />No...black to me <br />Is POWER <br />Black over rules all <br />Making all feel small <br />Black keeps life in pace <br />Try to keep up with my black race.<br /><br />Anika Simon<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/b-l-a-c-k/
