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"Everyone is black and blue."
I am black and blue. The bruises on my skin come from you. The scars on my back from your whip and the stains on my wrist from your shackles. For I am, black and blue But only one comes from you.
I am black. I bare the skin that has fostered humanity—every race deriving from me. I bare the skin that has been adorned in silver and gold since the beginning of days. The skin that withstood the test of time. See, I favor my ancestors. My eyes fiery like Nat Turner, My voice staggering like Sojourner, My nose wide like Garvey. Is that why you hate me? I come from greats but you come from thieves. I'm black...but I'm filled blue.
I am blue. Solace fills my soul. I weep as I reap what you sowed. The hate that you gave caused this. This is pain. My people are bruised. Black and blue. But blue, because of you.
