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hot chocolate.

8/1/2017

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PRANEEKA & S.N.-
she's not the same colour
​as ivory and pearls
what a shame.
she looks of the night sky
​instead of the moon
what a shame.
she should have stayed out of the sun
she should have done whatever it takes
what a shame.


​it's a curse

i can't be beautiful
i can't be comfortable
i simply must endure

the mistreatment
the judgment
​the criticism
even to dark men
dark girls can't win

even if he's darker than the skin i'm in
​to be with a dark-skinned girl is a sin
in their eyes
​i'm only almost pretty

if i weren't so dark
i might be worth
​love and appreciation
​care and admiration

instead i'm just
tolerated

i want to be taught how to love myself
not to better myself

​
​my complexion
not a definition of my character
my accomplishments
​my being
my skin
the color of a chestnut seed
coffee with no cream
dark toffee
bubbling caramelized sugar
earthy mahogany wood
my identity
much more
​than the pigment of my skin

​
​on the outside

you're porcelain
frost
​cotton
i'm cocoa
buckwheat honey
gingerbread
on the inside

​we're both
nothing but blood red.
illustration credit​: almondmilkchild
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