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My African Brother by laideo(f): 4:54pm On Sep 29, 2006 |
MY AFRICAN BROTHER [center]my african brother why do u wear masks why do u try to conceal the very thing that makes u who u are u try to rid urself of all africaness my black skinned brother wearing white masks how dare u sell ur soul for a spot in their good books u seek for a check beside ur name a sign of approval, almost like fame skin;of toasted bread and coffee ur almost white, u presume be not fooled by the lightness of ur skin ur as black as can be if only u could get rid of the stain "stain" that's what u call it to u,being black causes u pain in ur dream world ur of european descent imagining ur self chattering away in brilliant oxford accent prancing on the streets of london swaps hes dashiki's for hes three piece flannel suit u turn ur nose upwards when u come across a fellow man of ur home u upset my insides u bloody sell-out u deny ur roots but i just laugh black man in white man's clothing they mock u secretly "look at that poor fool, who wants to be white" they spit on the very thought of u, my black brother be proud of who u are african from head to foot this is the very depth of ur roots:black walk proud![/center][b][/b] |
Re: My African Brother by Yusufadeto(m): 8:41pm On Sep 29, 2006 |
Wow that is nice, its an interesting poem |
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