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I am Dark

March 27, 2021
By Tanvi-Jeph PLATINUM, Delhi, Other
Tanvi-Jeph PLATINUM, Delhi, Other
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I am a bit darker from the rest

But I believe I am the best,

 

No one likes my skin color

Just because it's a bit duller,

 

People ask me to apply whitening creams

I am not fit in this world it seems,

 

Just to let me down people say I am Black

They say I am cack*,

 

People love to alter your looks

You can get altered for getting in their good books,

My color is given by my Dad

So why shall I be sad,

 

People don’t accept me the way I am

I think this whole beauty thing is sham,

 

They won’t understand the meaning of Pretty

Because they focus on things which are Petty,

 

Even the night is dark

And don’t expect me to get fair as quark,

 

I don’t care if I were as black as coal

As I have accepted myself from my heart and soul

 

*Rubbish


The author's comments:

Many People have discriminated me on the basis of my color as I am dusky and not fair many people have always hated my skin color and advised me to put beauty products and in India many People are biased toward fair skin and even for marriage the fair girls are married easily but the dark girls are not able to get married as they are not able to find a suitor for them


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on Jun. 28 2021 at 9:15 am
SparrowSun ELITE, X, Vermont
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Favorite Quote:
"It Will Be Good." (complicated semi-spiritual emotional story.)<br /> <br /> "Upon his bench the pieces lay<br /> As if an artwork on display<br /> Of gears and hands<br /> And wire-thin bands<br /> That glisten in dim candle play." -Janice T., Clockwork[love that poem, dont know why, im not steampunk]

oh i watch asian news, i heard about indias color problem. and no, I don't pay attention to American news, that would be too normal.

on Jun. 26 2021 at 8:06 am
JustMe_Vaanya SILVER, Dehradun, Other
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Favorite Quote:
"Una Vida, I have come to accept that I cant experience everything in life. But what I will, I'll experience deeply..."<br /> -Shivya Nath

You're amazing! I really liked the poem and can totally relate to it....