Originally posted by fionalin7
this poem was nominated for the best poem of 2005, written by an african kid.when i born, i black
when i grew up, i black
when i go in the sun, i black
when i scared, i black
when i sick, i black and
when i die, i blackand you fella,
when you born, you pink
when you grew up, you white
when you go in the sun, you red
when you scared, you yellow
when you sick, you green and
when you die, you grayand you calling me colored???
No it wasn't. That's been circling around the internet for years. Although, it does look like someone screwed up the grammar to make it look like a stereotypical african person. All the ones I've seen were in perfect english.