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Mixed Race
A poem about being a mixed race person.
There’s one side And another
White Brown
Forks, knives, spoons Bread and hands
French Urdu
Unseasoned food Spiced dishes
Western clothes Shalwar kameez
Rain and cold Sun and heat
Blunt speech Hospitable smiles
Europe Asia
Individuality Community
Secular Islamic State
Colonizer Colonized
Mont Blanc K2
French Revolution Partition
And then there’s me:
Racially ambiguous
Culturally conflicted
Bilingual
French not Urdu
Looks more Asian
Less European
A marvel
An oddity
Belonging to both
Belonging to neither
Opportunity to travel
Opportunity to discover
Opportunity to appreciate
Opportunity to accept
Opportunity to be unique
Opportunity to be
Me