My hair
black as ink
It is rough or soft
but they are so confused
What to be
My skin
brown like a piece of wood.
I am known for good art
and outstanding talents.
My birthmark is like a line
like a letter L
My height is small, but tall
so confused what to be
like a small door.
What people say about me
that I’m a nice girl
My eyes sparkle
like the morning sun.
My mind
so smart people
can’t believe it.
by Salome, 2nd grade
Click the link above to listen to the poem read on KPFT radio by Negeste Tsegaye, a 7th grader at Johnston Middle School For the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston. The background music is “Instrumental Blues” by the Chess Allstars. Produced by Susan Phillips.
This poem is featured as part of the 2014 Poem A Day campaign, a National Poetry Month celebration by Writers in the Schools (WITS) that features a different poem by a WITS student every day during April. Click here to learn more.
