I am flesh

- Like most of the writings on my blog this is another mediocre one (apologies)... I don't like parting with some of my best pieces because they're personal but this is kind of a first draft of a poem I have since been working on for a while. The message is pretty self-explanatory I think.

I am flesh, just like you.

When I hurt my pain is common,

My tears salted,

My heart heavy.

My ethnicity: does it matter?

I darken in the sun,

The cold prickles my skin,

The wind tangles my locks.

On one side,

I am a “black” woman,

With intuition, pride and seriousness.

The embodiment.

On the other side,

I am a “white” woman,

With sensitivity, openness and warmth.

The embodiment.

On my side,

Human.

Mind, soul and body.

The truth.

The sides try to split me.

Choose one, be one.

I am one; me.

Mixed race – more than this.

Because both make a whole,

Both are me.

Accept this – or don’t.

But this one is not changing,

Because just like you,

I am flesh.