Melanin Man

Persecuted and catergorised by the colour of my skin
and struggling with the constant thoughts deep within.
Am I good enough? What are they looking at?
Am I being too loud?
Who i am.
How I am
What I am
I am a MELANIN MAN in deed, in speech, in essence.
What i am is a blend of cultures, rhythms, stories.
Generational Knowledge
I am the child of my ancestors and i will not back down or be any less of who i am. 
I am part of a tribe that has always had to fight for what we love.
For what is ours
We are special.
we are different.
we are exceptional.
we are beautiful.
We are the people...
Always in the middle, as if our struggle did not matter.
Never spoken about or discussed,
The sacrifices, the love, the community.
The sounds of our cries when we too were removed from our home.
But our home is not a place,
our home is our people.
I am coloured.
and we are beautiful. you are beautiful.

-Logan Kelly