Poem -

only me

author
Rebecca Fragoso

when i was born i was not paleĀ 

i was not black i was not Asian i was only me

and me alone i was not defined as this or as that

i was only me i have only ever i wanted to be meĀ 

and i never want to be anything but meĀ 

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Racism
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Freestyle
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Helie -'s pictureHelie -7511 years ago

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