My skin prized and
loathed, not black enough,
not white enough.
Hair not nappy enough,
not straight enough.
Pretty, ugly.
I disappear
into the vise looking
through the gaze of others.
My skin prized and
loathed, not black enough,
not white enough.
Hair not nappy enough,
not straight enough.
Pretty, ugly.
I disappear
into the vise looking
through the gaze of others.