face smiling, eyes bright
she sees the toy she wants tonight
she runs to grab it and claim her prize
but she is met with such surprise
and tears spilling from the brims of her dark brown eyes
that were too low to see the
'whites only' sign
-K.J.P
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Black is Beautiful
PoetryPoems for the oppressed, wrongfully treated, and abused. We shall overcome one day.
