a poem

When I born, I black.
When I grow up, I black.
When I go in sun, I black.
When I scared, I black.
When I sick, I black. & when I die, I still black.

And you white people.
When u born, u pink.
When u grow up, u white.
When u go in sun, u red.
When u cold, u blue.
When u scared, u yellow.
When u sick, u green & when u die, u gray… & u calling me colored

(nominated for the best poem of 2005, written by an African child)