What Color Are You

Prejudice is felt and sometimes can be unseen,
Many ignorant people think it's gone,
Yet, it's still going on
Have you witnessed such mien:

Your eyes are green
Their skin is brown
They have bruises from there on down
We have to hide from being seen

Your sibling's a crack fien'
Their sneakers have no gleam
They keep to themselves, always in a dream
We can't openly speak of where we've been

Your parents just clean
Their words don't make sense
They come from a country without cents
We're always teased for being unclean

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poem by Tam Law
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