Black Is Beautiful??
Everytime I looked I never saw me.
I searched everywhere, but
I could not find me.
No brown or black nor indigo
For 350 years, I was invisible.
Noxema'ed Barbie dolls, blonde over blue
Kinky, spiraled naps on none.
MADEMOISIELLE and GLAMOUR - there was no
ESSENCE then - held no answers for me.
I searched and searched, but
The nirror had no reflection,
I was invisible.
Were my two-toned lips not beautiful?
Did the sweat on my dark chocolate skin not
Glisten as diamonds in the sun?
The hot comb was my closest friend, now.
My hair was black and straight.
Was I not beautiful?
No,
I was invisible.
About this poem
Written in 1997 and published on this site in 2000, it describes the feelings of one whio has surrended to conformity while jeopardizing principles and individuality.
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Written on February 12, 1997
Submitted by Devrascribe on August 23, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 605 |
Words | 124 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 20 |
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