Sorry

I am sorry that you're hurting

I am sorry that I've allowed this to go on

I am sorry that my melanin is not dark enough

I am sorry that I am sensitive

I am sorry that my views are not yours

I am not sorry for who I am

My melanin may not be dark enough

My views may be different

My sensitivity may be hard to understand

But I am me

I see past your melanin

I see past your views

I understand you have been hurt

I understand you have been wronged

And I am sorry

I am sorry that your pain does not allow you to see to what mines have

I am sorry that your pain keeps you in silence instead of motivating

Our pain is not different

Mines roars as loud as yours

Throwing memories back at me as if the lack of presence is not hard enough to bare

Reminding me constantly that about the outcome

Lingering with no regards

I am sorry

I am sorry that your pain has bound you for seeing me for my complexion while mines have given me no choice, but to look past your complexion

I am sorry, but no for who I am.