“You look like mommy.”
“WHA’? I do not look like you!”
“Yes, you do Bella.”
“I’m not brown!” she sneers
my heart hurts for our future
“You still look like me…”
“No I don’t!” she shouts
and stamps her foot in anger
“Yes. Just a little lighter.”
“I’m…I’m…I am pink!”
She looks smug; pink is better
Where did this come from?
I’m at a loss now
will she be ashamed of me?
will she come to terms?
Half white, Quarter Black
and a quarter Mexican
Very far from pink.*
She’s only four though
I’ll explain it when she’s five,
maybe she’ll get it. **
[*By pink, she meant white.]
[**Yes. Avoidance. You try dealing with this.]
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