Caused by people we are supposed to trust?

For having the dark skin tone of my mothers before me?

I received a call from the school nurse, who put my son on the line. My son told me he was very sad and was feeling depressed. I immediately went to my son’s school to pick him up. Before we left, we met with one of the administrators, who helped my son feel a little better. 

The whole afternoon I couldn’t stop thinking about how sad my son was when I arrived at the school. A few hours later, when I went upstairs for some quiet time, it hit me that my son may be depressed…just like me.

What I love about this image is the raw emotion that shows just how hard parenting can be sometimes.

Claudia Wolff

Am I born of a Curse?

A poem about racism, and the thoughts I have about it.

Am I born of a curse?

That I may watch

as my brothers and sisters 

Drop

Pools of red around their bodies

Caused by people we are supposed to trust?



Am I born of a Curse?

A poem about racism, and the thoughts I have about it.

About the Creator

Angel Blade

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