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They Say I'm A White Crayon

June 13, 2018
By Coby_Thinks GOLD, American Fork, Utah
Coby_Thinks GOLD, American Fork, Utah
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They say I’m a white girl

That I just can’t understand

Just because I have confidence

In the person, I know I am


They say I’m a white girl

With artfully ripped jeans

And no idea how the world really works

Even though I live here too


They say I’m a white girl

And just because I’m straight

That I can’t sympathize with what they’re going through

Even though what someone said to them hurt me as well


They say I’m a white girl

Which I’ve never understood

Because even as a kid

I never drew myself with the white crayon


They say I’m a white girl

That I can’t understand poverty

Mental health issues

Or being discriminated against


They say I’m a white girl

And that’s all they see

Unwilling to look past the surface to me

And everything that I HAVE gone through

 

 

I am a white girl

Who doesn’t understand

I don’t believe in myself enough

I don’t know who I am


I am a white girl

With artfully ripped jeans

I wish I could change how the world works

Because it's just so hard to live in


I am a white girl

And just because I’m straight

I’ve heard friends claim to hate me

Even when I try to comfort them that same day



I am a white girl

But that doesn’t make sense

Because no little kids

Draw white girls with white crayons


I am a white girl

I’ve seen poverty

I have bad mental health

I got bullied out of sixth grade


I am a white girl

But that’s not me

I have a soul past the surface, far beneath

And I’ve gone through many things

 

They say I’m a white girl

But even they

Wouldn’t draw a white girl

With a white crayon


The author's comments:

This world is too full of judgments. maybe if we were all 'blind' to appearances, the world could be a better place.


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