Ugly

Cherry

By belindam1974

Mon, 23 May 2011
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I wish I would had known
I was ugly...
I would have stuck my head in
the sand long ago.
I wish I would had known
I was ugly...
My parents never told me so.
Instead I walk down the street,
Twisting my waist.
Striding with pride,
Proud of my face:
My eyes, my nose, my lips
My big 'ole breasts
And my thick hips;
My dark complexion
All cocoa brown.
Full of love and beauty.
Then you turn around
And say that I'm considered
least attractive
Because I'm black.
All the features that I've
inherited
You go and attack,
What makes me who I am
What makes me ME.

But what, sir, gave you the
authority?
How can you compare or try
to rate?
How many years did it take
For you to try and calculate?
Perhaps you forgot
That we're not all the same.
Our features make us unique.
They are our claim to fame.
But please, go ahead...
It's your opinion and how you
feel.
I'm just a black woman
who is keepin' it real.

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Comments

Submitted by seekerofwords on
A brilliant piece of writing! Yes we are all unique and beautiful regardless of color, disability, religion, gender or whatever else you'd like to add! Well

easy on the mayo dude!

Submitted by belindam1974 on
Seekerofwords, this is what I'm saying. But people like to try and justify what they think is right. This article is purely Satoshi's opinion but he tried to make it fact. Psychology Today blogged it which makes it even worse. They took it down after people pounced on it. It's so hard to compare people to each other. Every race is different. It would be boring if we all looked the same. ;-)

 

Submitted by Highhat on
Yes a beautiful poem- Personally I find black people very attractive- such grace and pride and anyway you have the jazz in you- pure rythmn atb ;)Pia

Submitted by belindam1974 on
Thank you, Pia! I really appreciate that.

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on
I really like this - it's measured and has dignity, which is more than you can say for that "survey". I wish I would have known I was ugly I think it needs to be "had known"

 

Submitted by belindam1974 on
Oops! Ms. Pidgeon would be very unhappy...LOL Thanks for that.

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
Hi belindam1974, you have made such a valid point here, I commend you for it. Beauty comes from within, whatever colour you are, it's all about the soul. Jenny.

 

Submitted by belindam1974 on
Thank you so much, Jenny. I really appreciate it.

 

Submitted by seashore on
A very good piece of writing

Submitted by belindam1974 on
Thank you, seashore!

 

Submitted by fatboy74 on
Really liked this it was very good and anyone with 74 in their name is alright by me. :-)

 

Submitted by belindam1974 on
Awesome, fatboy74! LOL

 

Submitted by Kris on

I'm reading around, evening chill`n, catch'n up on some fav's... here @ ABC

Ran across this poem... I'm breath taken, captured, moved, in a soulful way & spiritually humbled & as international non bias, color blind as I would like to think I am..(& I lead a multi culture, multi ethnic team).. I have yet to achieve a high level of awareness as you have so eloquently written herein.

I'm touched, I have learned, in re-looking at my self, I see you.....

Thats a pure intent, heartfelt compliment.....

Thank you...

Kris