Coloured – POEM

The author is unknown. I received this on mail and decided to publish it nonetheless until we find out who the actual author is.

I am the explosion of colour
I am the fusion of culture
I am the mixture of life
I am the integration of two worlds- Mars and Venus
I am shade of red, blue and green
These are the colours that make me, me

I am Red
The red that symbolises the blood that runs through
My veins
The blood that sustains life
The blood that symbolises my passion, joy and pride
The red that represents my love

I am Blue
The blue that represents the empty space in my
Mind- called serenity
In the mist of my confusion,
I can find myself there…
In harmony
In peace
Peace of mind
Ssshh…
Stillness.

I am Green
Oh! Beautiful green is what my enemies see
Green for the envy they feel
When they look at me
Green, when they see me succeed…
…When I achieve
Theses are the colours that make me, me

I am the shades of black, white and brown
I am Black,
The colour of my history
The colour of my ancestors
The colour of Ubuntu
The colour of mama-Africa
The cradle of mankind

I am White
The colour that suppressed and
Oppressed the colour black
The colour that brought her to her knees
The colour that enslaved her
The colour that tainted her
Before the whole world
The colour that stripped her of her pride and integrity
The colour that raped her,
And left her impregnated with child
A beautiful baby called BROWN

I am Brown
I am the fusion of black and white
The fusion of colour
The fusion of culture
I represent the colour of the ground-
The dust I have come from

I am Brown
Admire my tanned skin
My skin that has been gently kissed by the sun goddess
MWAH!
I am COLOURED