Living

Living in my skin 

Is not as simple as you may think

"Are you adopted?"

Is when i first learnt about melatonin

To me its never mattered

'But your mums not the same as you?"

Sorry is she an alien?

Cos all i see is human beings

So am i now not the same as you?

Extended gazes, changed tones

Are we now not equal?

i see no difference in me and you 

Yet my background baffles your brain

When you cant see past my skins shade

'Why are you so light?"

I've heard it all my life 

This is just Gods design

Made perfectly 

Regardless of what you see

I will always be this light skin human being

One day you might see the soul beneath

Until then live in ignorance and naivety

Token gestures by the government so they can act like they care

No wonder the world hasn't caught up yet

One day the blind will see 

This skin belongs to a Queen 

Red, black yellow, pink or green 

I prefer to just be a human being