Saleh
Apr 22nd, 2006

coloured

This poem was nominated poem of 2005. Written by an African kid, amazing thought:

When I born, I Black, When I grow up, I Black, When I
go in Sun, I Black, When I scared, I Black, When I
sick, I Black, And when I die, I still black… And
you White fellow, When you born, you pink, When you
grow up, you White, When you go in Sun, you Red, When
you cold, you blue, When you scared, you yellow, When
you sick, you Green, And when you die, you Gray… And
you call me coloured

3 Responses to “coloured”

  1. # Brian Coughlanon 30 Apr 2006 at 9:33 am

    Recently stumbled across your blog, and was intrigued.

    I have been watching the Bush administration positioning themselves for war over the last number of months.

    As a concerned global citizen, I am have become increasingly disturbed by the strident tones coming out of Washington and Teheran. I try to do my part, and regularly correspond with Americans online to try and change views.

    A few current examples.

    http://noleftturns.ashbrook.org/comment.asp?blogID=8438#comments
    http://www.blogger.com/publish-comment.do?blogID=15057243&postID=114609628520205046&r=ok

    I think we are running out of time. We need Iranian English speakers to appeal directly to the American public through blogs and other forums, to ask them to dissuade the American government from attacking Iran.

    You guys need to posting every day on multiple American blogs.

    Like here : http://www.nonsensicalravingsbyj…i.blogspot.com/

    or here :
    http://www.boredsoldier.blogspot.com/

    The Iranian and American people need to talk to each other and basically cut Bush and Ahmadinejhad out of the picture.

    Far too many Americans still view Iranians as deranged religious terrorists, you guys have got to change that view.

  2. # Carol Holland, Albuquerque, NMon 04 Jul 2007 at 7:30 pm

    Yes, we do need to talk to one another. I have a
    good friend who made the trip to Iran a few months
    ago and she told me much about the humanity of the
    people, the fine arts and philosophy which are a
    part of Iranian culture. Doesn’t sound like a
    war-like bunch to me. Neither am I, an American,
    in favor of war — ANY war. CH

  3. # Vilyamucon 01 Aug 2007 at 5:21 pm

    Hello! great idea of color of this siyte!