I Will Never Be On Sue's Side (Suicide) (WORK IN PROGRESS) Mama, In gym class today we played kick ball Then into two teams the gym teacher chose to divide. He picked two leaders and put us into two teams Their names were Bryant Jones and Susannah Pride. My best friend got chosen by Bryant and I wanted To be with her so you know that I fought like hell not to be on Sue’s side. But being born with skin as dark as the night classmates kept commenting That I was more along the lines of Frankenstein’s bride. They could be good friends or people that I just met who are just along For the ride. But they made remarks about the shade of my skin and they couldn’t Know how many days and nights that I’ve cried. The girls threw stones and they hide. The boys say things like you’re very pretty for a dark skin girl Then when it gets back to their girlfriends they say, ‘she’s ugly…I lied.” They mock me in the classroom and say, I have a match for you and they Pick the most unruliest guy and say, "my bad I tried.' They liken my dark skin to anything that is crispy and fried. But Mama, they can say and do whatever they like but as God as my witness and Guide I will never be on Sue’s side.
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