THE CHILD IS BLACK
By Esther Jeruto Koros
Born incongruous, to the inheritance of loss
To a terra firma already taken by force
Eyes subdued
in mortification and lack
Detesting
things all black
Grappling
against nature
Scuffling
not for wholeness but whiteness
For success
is painted in white
Indoctrinated,
jumbled with cock-tailed values
Not white,
not black
Just here
and there all compromised
School speaks
the foreign
Religion
both fearful and alien
At the
crossroads, she makes a choice
She chooses
the foreign
Scuffling
not for wholeness but whiteness
For success
is painted in white
Born
incongruous, to the inheritance of loss
When
female and black and portly
The gentlemen
exhort her entirely
Life happens
to her
When she
ought to happen to life
Twice colonized
When the
child is female and black and portly
While whiteness
is exalted
And the
foreign rapturous
She may
appear ingenuous
In quiet
wits while she beats
In silence,
the white ascendancy
I might
just as well
Be the
parrot
Singing
and trilling, be apprised
For the
future is black!
Wow this is a masterpiece.
ReplyDeleteLove this,go on.keep them coming
ReplyDeleteLove this. Keep up!
ReplyDeleteGreat piece, filled with melancholy and quite emotional. Africa a raped continent.
ReplyDeleteNice
ReplyDelete👍🏾 Good one. Pongezi sana 👏🏾
ReplyDeleteIt is a nice piece . I Like it
ReplyDeleteLovely, I love the whole package. God bless
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice piece ! Congrax my daughter.
ReplyDeleteEster my university mate I do adore you much...keep the spirit moving
ReplyDeleteYou have a talent my dear, it's a wonderful piece
ReplyDeleteLove it.Nice piece
ReplyDeleteThis is very good
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Wow....a nice piece
ReplyDeleteVery very wonderful piece,, congrats, keep it up
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Essy. Keep going. All what is written and good like this remain for decades and years
ReplyDeleteWow that is awesome
ReplyDeleteCongrats Esther. "Alluta continua".
ReplyDeleteI do believe in you my monter , keep growing mumy
ReplyDeleteGreat piece of work 👌
ReplyDeleteCongratulations are in order
ReplyDeleteI can't have enough of your poetry. Go gal! You have always done it well.
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DeleteNice work. Bravo
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ReplyDeleteWow! Wow! Wow! Congrats Essy this is a beautiful masterpiece ! U will go far, thumbs up!
ReplyDeleteWow congrats a strong message there
ReplyDeleteCongrats strong message
ReplyDeleteVery educative
ReplyDeleteA nice piece! Congrats Esther.
ReplyDeleteThe changing color supremacy: from white to black: the color of the future.
ReplyDeleteKeep penning my sister.
Congrats Sr. Esther.......nice poem.
ReplyDeleteWell done Sr. Esther.
ReplyDeleteGood job Sr. Esther
ReplyDeleteGood job Sr. Esther
ReplyDeleteWow!wow!
ReplyDeleteNice one sister Esther.. congrats..
ReplyDelete#Black is Golden💪.
ReplyDeleteNice piece. Brings out the various challenging scenarios in a world full of biases.
ReplyDeleteI like this; the future is black.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great talent.. congratulations
ReplyDeleteI love this piece madam.
ReplyDeleteI love this piece madam.
ReplyDeleteGood stuff. Congratulation
ReplyDeleteWow!Wow
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