I am not the darkness of my skin <br />I am not the clothes i am in <br />I am not the nappieness of my hair <br />I am not the shoe size I wear <br />I am not black <br />I am not white <br />I'm what God created <br />Isn't that alright? <br />No its not because <br />You see me, and become afraid <br />especially at night <br />cuz then im just a <br />scary menacing dark sight <br />my color is what I am <br />not who I intend to be <br />I wish they could see <br />That theres so much more to <br />me <br />You look at me <br />and think I do weed <br />You would never think <br />that all i do is read <br />you look at me <br />and think I do <br />crack <br />You see my imperfections <br />and the qualities I lack <br />You look at me <br />and lock your car <br />You are leaving <br />a permanent scar <br />inside God made <br />us all the same <br />So why do I <br />Feel this shame <br />inside my beautiful <br />coal colored skin <br />No I shall shame no more <br />Because I am not <br />My skin <br />I am not <br />The clothes Im in <br />I am not <br />The nappyness of my hair <br />I am not <br />The shoe size I wear <br />I am not <br />'Black' <br />I am not <br />''White' <br />I am what God made <br />To me that's alright<br /><br />Barbara Dixion<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-am-not-19/
