You hate me don't you?
Because my skin is
So chocolate and sweet.
You hate me don't you?
Because my body's so curvy
And thick. You hate me don't you?
Because I no longer look
In the mirror and cry
About my beautiful
chocolate skin.
You hate me don't you?
Because all of your men
Lust after me the original
Woman.
You hate me don't you?
Because I refuse to let
Your non beauty mess with
My unapologetic black beauty.
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Is this the meaning
Of freedom.
Me being scared to let
Him play across the street.
Afraid that any moment
My mother will get the call
that could Shatter us all.
Every time the
Phone rings my heart freezes.
"How may I help you"
My mother falls to her knees.
"Please don't let this be happening to me"
His body still on the ground.
For everyone to see.
Pictures on the news making him out as a criminal.
My world shatter, I can barley breath.
My mother tears on my hand as I just stand there hoping he gets up and walks over to me.
My eyes bleed this salty flavor. Now I will not show anymore fear. For him I shall kill. For him I shall start putting these Devils in their place.
To them he's just another black boy who didn't stay in his lane.
First shot!
My eyes go blank
Second shot!
My knees go weak.
Third shot!
Soon they will understand.
Fourth shot!
My gods are watching
Fifth shot!
This is for all the mothers who are crying.
Sixth shot!
You will now feel our pain.
I'm sure they are losing count I drop the gun and look around at my brother face. This was self defense
I'm trying to protect our race.
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Melan Cain a 22-year- old collage student who started to write when she was eleven years old. It
started off just as a way to express her emotions, but as she got older, she realized her words are
powerful and have meaning. Growing up in south Euclid, Ohio, there were many times she was
looked at differently because of her skin color, so she decided to use her poetry to tell her story
and others just like her. She writes and posts poetry on Instagram, which you can follow @poetrybymelan