If  I am  pained  by  the  colour  of  the  black....(91)
If   I   am   perplexed  and   pained  by the colour of  the  black,
by  the  devilish   ravenous, black,   thoughts  thrown  on me,
deliberate   attempt  on my  white apparel   and  plain  demeanour,
I  pondered  whom  to  reprimand  and take refuge in,
the  deluge   is  devastating  and yonder  the black bird   caws,
driven  away by  the  gathering  clouds  , disperse  to  nest,
wound    cuts  and  wronged  sentiments throw  further  scum,
the  colour  of  the  black  is  not   ever    black    for  the  thatched  roof
and  the   milking  black  cow  and  the  black  maid  to keep the
room  clean, do   they    care for  their  colour  or  abhor   their  creator?
does   the  red   blood   refuse   my  black  skin?
white-tiled  kitchen ,does it   vie  with   the   polished   black   granite?
does  the  farmer   refuse   the  black   sickle  ?  
 does  the  sickle  refuse  the  green   and  grass  and vegetation?
if  the  black  huge   elephant  with  white  tusks  
resist   the  colour   of  black   where   can  it  weep?
Yet  a  moment  of  with drawl  for  my  white  heart
captured  by   the   aromatic   jasmine!
 
Thursday, July 15, 2010
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