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I'm Sorry~ By L.J. Hughes

8/28/2013

1 Comment

 
I'm sorry that all I talk about is the way
my people were treated.

Sorry the only thing that sparks
my interests is Black literature.

Sorry that I'm more scared of whips
than guns.

Sorry that I relate more to darkness
than the sun.

Sorry for the way my hair gets nappy
after it has been wet.

Sorry for the way I glare at you when
you raise your head.

Sorry about those times I rolled my
eyes at you.

Sorry about those times I forgot to indulge you.

Sorry I only care about my people's
rights.

Sorry you only care about your people's
rights.

Sorry that my skin is just a little
browner than yours.

Sorry my patience wears much
thinner than yours.

Sorry the word, "nigga," bothers me
so much.

Sorry I continue to bring up
what was.

I'm sorry for being so sorry, you see,
I'm only this sorry cause that's how you taught
us to be.


Author Bio:
LJ Hughes is a young, Black poet, from Seattle, Washington, striving to inspire and change the world through his passion for poetry, the arts, and social change. LJ’s work has been published in The Espial.

1 Comment
Kathleen (Dick's Daughter, his 5th child)
8/28/2013 03:34:37 pm

Thanks. You make me not afraid to state how it is with me--you have done this, you state how it is, which isn't a "sorrowful" state of being, it is just plainly and honestly truthful.Keep writing young man. Best Regards, Grandma Kathleen

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