nationality
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When I was a child I was told that I was black but not black black. I didn't quite fit into the pre-packaged, tick-one-only boxes society had for me. Which made it difficult when trying to find my place.
America
How could you?
I trusted you,
I believed in you,
And now with every passing day I weep
As this once great nation is now in shambles.
How could we stray so far
What is great about america,
is not the onslaught of people who peacefully protest
and not the people who lost their lives for mistaken crimes,
not the assumption of actions for race
Hello, my name is
"Chinese"
"Japanese"
"Dirty knees"
"Look at these"
"Criss cross"
"Apple sauce"
"Do me a favor and get lost"
Look at me, what do you see?
A picture of average nationality,
American girls in picture books.
Come here, come closer and take a look!
All you see: brown hair, blue eyes,
Coming in at five foot five!
Two parts of me
Clash at each other
Fighting to be the very best
To win over the other
The race to space
Or battle of government
From the White House to the Red Square
Uncle Sam versus Mother Russia
