White

I remember the time

When my friend told me that

He’d be the hero

Because he’s white and

I’d have to become the villain

Because I’m black.

I look pretty good today but

The people out there just don’t

Appreciate being natural and

I think about it

Every time I look into the mirror.

Make up looks fake

On my face and people often laugh

At me and they tell me to

Turn around and never return.

You just say that being dark

Is natural and okay but deep inside

You’re thanking God for not

Creating you, like me.

External beauty and fairness are

So important in the real world

That people are ready to lose

Their true self and they wouldn’t

Mind talking about it.

Don’t be afraid of the dark

For nobody can see you in it

You can always blend in

When you feel the threat around

You needn’t run

For you are a perfect camouflage.

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Most of the heroes are white and

All of them are busy with the

Commercials.

“We’d like to thank those

Fairness creams, without which

Our lives would be miserable.”

Get seven shades fairer skin.

Congratulations.

It’s the same concept

All over again

But we always tend to fall into it.

We want something more out of

Ourselves. Don’t we?

We’re never satisfied with what we

Possess.

The picture filters are the best

Inventions after the phone.

Just remember that

Slogans don’t work unless

We follow them.

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Who takes the blame for being racist?

I won’t

Because someone else did it first.

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“It all happened in a dream.”

A lame excuse.