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t. reflexion
t. reflexion
Jan 05, 2009 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

SKIN COLOUR

SKIN COLOUR You blush when I talk of ruddinessYet you stay in the sun all day I heard you talk of coloursAnd refer these to mean men Black is pitched against whiteRed has nothing to do with brown Mixed are termed coloured, in betweenThe scale of race, rooted in discrimination What colour of skin do you prefer?Given a chance to make a choice Be proud with what you haveAnd live your life in full Look not the other as inferiorNor yourself as superior



— t. reflexion, Jan 05, 2009

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Country/Region: NGA

Favorite Poets: Inspired by an article in an old manuscript , It reads:, AXIOMS OF PERFECTION, In the physical order – In the realization of the dream of beauty, In the moral order – In the realization of the dream of love, In the intellectual order – In the realization of dream of poetry, In the spiritual order – In the realization of the dream of the mystics

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rosemary

17 years 5 months ago

I would...

I would end this poem at "brown." Up to there, it says it all. The rest just explanation. Unnecessary, I think. -Rosemary Quite contrary Now get out of my garden
t. reflexion

t. reflexion

17 years 5 months ago

Thanks...

Thanks for the suggestion, but the poem came out of someone seeing himself as superior, calling an albino an 'unfortunate European', which was followed by 'black monkey' and countered by 'white pig' and so on. Yes, the scribble can take a cut at 'brown' but it won't address the two subjects in the dispute. In any case thank you for the reading and for the comment. Best wishes.
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easylife_2

17 years 5 months ago

This is good Sir

Considering that I haven't read from you in a long time.Methinks that the 1st fous stanza says it all.Thank you.
t. reflexion

t. reflexion

17 years 5 months ago

Thanks

I traveled to the Gambia and came back with the bark of baobab tree and others, check them out on the site. For your reading and comments I appreciate. Best wishes. T.