Color Blind

The skin that was warmed by his:

Fairest ivory dusted with beige freckles

 

The eyes that shown with love for him:

Green-blue the shade of the Mediterranean

 

The hair he loved to bury his nose in, inhaling deeply:

Golden, like the ripe wheat of the fields

 

The cheeks that flushed after being complimented:

Sweet pastel pink

 

The meadow where we loved:

Bold emerald speckled with royal purples and bright yellows

 

The smoke from my father's gun:

Pale, drifting, grey, like a ghost

 

The blood of my love:

Crimson.

 

The little boy I held in my stomach:

Deep caramel;

Caught in between the lightness of my complextion

And the dark, coffee black skin of my love - his father.

Reviews

[RainDancer1997]

I think this is a great poem about love, and the on going dispute about mixing races

[Antoñyo]

I love this piece. A dark work of art that actually brightens the (my) soul.
The imagery comes easy for me...guess it helps when ya been there, done that, got the T-...uh, the baby!

Thanks for sharing this courageous read!

[MI-KOL HIGHLY]

Wow ... beautiful. Great build up.

I wasn't shot - but its so relevant.

[Sloane Holt]

Thanks! And yeah, it's usually more of just a stipulation or taboo these days, but regardless, it's still unjust.

[MI-KOL HIGHLY]

very true...

[Glen Yumang Manese]

The agony of defeat in this one... the way you convey to the reader and the somberness flow of the intent shows through... You paint a very reflective picture and add a more compelling ending...

[B-poet]

An intriguing write that sheds light on the complexity of bi-racial stipulations within our society as a whole. Great work. It's a debatable topic that will outlast us all for a lifetime. A riveting write & read.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

A very dark piece Sloane. The difficulty of mixed race acceptance. But it sounded like a tale of infanticide?

[Sloane Holt]

Oh well it's actually the babydaddy that gets murdered, while the white girl is carrying his child, now alone, but I can see how it could be misconstrued as infanticide. Thank you.