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Black Is Not All Me MAG

March 12, 2010
By DefinitionOfNice45 PLATINUM, Boston, Massachusetts
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"Our Deepest Fear is Not That we are inadequate, It is that we are powerful beyond measure."

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Those who are ignorant to the fact
What is Black?
A color by nature
Race by force
Thereby creating a force of nature
Black is a movement
A scary thought
Provisional change with no light
Yet you call me it?
As if it were a thing
Shadow of a doubt
Generalizing one class
But no – not all
Or all but one
Me
Call me as you see
Brown-skinned, African-American
But Black is not all I'll be

© Mary A., Fullerton, CA

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I felt very distinct about my heritage and I hate that its distinguished by just a color
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Jofus said...
on Dec. 1 2010 at 3:12 pm
Dude, you just made me second thought my opinion. Good job.
dolphin13 BRONZE said...
on Nov. 30 2010 at 9:23 pm
dolphin13 BRONZE, North St. Paul, Minnesota
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This is a really good poem. Keep up the good work.
ashley14 BRONZE said...
on Nov. 30 2010 at 3:13 pm
ashley14 BRONZE, Lowman, New York
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this is awesome. wellll done!