My skin was a sin to them
Yet they craved my lips
Stared deep into my eyes
And refused to see the humanity
Gaslit to insanity
What kind of world is this?
I don’t want to be your experiment
I don’t want to be a sample
I don’t want to be just your “Black” friend
I don’t want to be invited to participate in the performance
When my face will save your face
But my face cannot save my own.