Hate
Shaderria Naves 1988 (United States)
A layer of skin beneath my skin
The hate that slowly seeps with
The deepest parts of my undeveloped soul
Cherished secretly to make me whole
Hatred is the color of my skin
So intensely hot it burns me within
So strong it kills my very soul
And burns the love that makes me whole
A penetrating suicide is my hate
A beauty skin deep to savage my fate
About this poem
This poem comes from a place of real pain. It speaks to the self hatred that was embedded in me as a child.. About how my dark skin caused me so much torment from others. This poem speaks from that point of view.
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Submitted by Denese1988 on November 06, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Scheme | AX BB AA BB CC |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 354 |
| Words | 75 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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