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Just a Color MAG
Black is just a color
It’s not who I am
It’s not a personality
So it’s not who I’ve got to be
I could’ve been as light as sand
But I chose to be as dark as midnight
I could’ve been an English queen
But I chose to be a Nubian goddess
N---- is not my name
So don’t call me by it
I’m not somebody’s homegirl
So don’t expect me to be rollin’ with thugs
I’m not your sista
’Cause we didn’t come from the same womb
I’m not somebody’s baby mama
So don’t expect me to come home pregnant
A lot of things come to mind when people think black
Like stupid, violent, scary, ignorant, different, and ugly
But I think of it as beautiful, brave, bold, and world changing
I wasn’t brought up in the ’hood
So don’t expect me to be ghetto
I hope this poem makes a difference
’Cause black is just a color
It’s not who I am
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