Brown [feedback request]
They can't see through
my melanin soaked skin
to know what's within,
their sight stops short
at my epidermis,
their brains go - “I got this -
“He is definitely
a blue-collared tan-man
making ends meet,
the substrata of society,
a burdened helping hand,
conflicted locksmith or thief.
“So hi, lowly subordinate,
do you also have this in silk?
Where can I find the soy milk?
I'm talking to you, good sir,
don't you work here brother?
Fine, I'll just go find another.”
Doesn't help that I'm innocuous,
just a wee cranky, dressed lazy.
I should get suave, superfluous,
and actually look very ordinary.
Can't go around being mistaken
for someone with life and a story.
https://www.reddit.com/r/OCPoetry/comments/93qjbv/persephone/e3hlx6d?utm_source=reddit-android
Posted Aug 9, 2018, 1:36 PM UTC · edited