My FACE



I see faces but none are like mine
should I go and wash my face?
Do I need to be white to fit in?
I see brown and black get along
but
why not white and brown?
Could I be a ghost in a world of hatred?
Could this really be my face...?
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Submitted on January 25, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 225
Words 53
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8

Luisa Sanluis

I have lived in Colorado for all of my life. I have started writing poetry when I lost my father. I never knew that I had a gift until one of my teachers told me. Since then I have been writing and writing. I have my own journal filled with poems. Poetry is a way to feel relax and just have fun. more…

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