Anesa Dindar
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Poem "Words of a mixed race girl":
- written February 2010
- published February 12, 2010
- viewed 56 times
Other poems by Anesa Dindar:
»A comfortable life...«
»Finding Meaning«
»In service of each other«
»Know me, See me, Recognise me«
»The dark night of the soul«
»The talent of lying«
»Torture«
»Treacherous Words«
»Trust eroded«
»When Leopards become Tigers«
Visit Anesa Dindar's profile page
Poem "Words of a mixed race girl":
- written February 2010
- published February 12, 2010
- viewed 56 times
Other poems by Anesa Dindar:
»A comfortable life...«»Finding Meaning«»In service of each other«»Know me, See me, Recognise me«»The dark night of the soul«»The talent of lying«»Torture«»Treacherous Words«»Trust eroded«»When Leopards become Tigers«»Words of a mixed race girl«
by Anesa Dindar
What are you?
They ask, 'What are you?'
looking at me strangely –
wondering, whispering, enquiring, deliberating,
Assessing me keenly –
hair, nose, skin, colour,
Appraising me openly –
race, creed, culture, ethnicity
Evaluating me eagerly –
mixture, combination, concoction, cocktail,
Observing me slyly –
enticing, intriguing, unconventional, peculiar,
What are you?
Just me.
Like you.
They ask, 'What are you?'
looking at me strangely –
wondering, whispering, enquiring, deliberating,
Assessing me keenly –
hair, nose, skin, colour,
Appraising me openly –
race, creed, culture, ethnicity
Evaluating me eagerly –
mixture, combination, concoction, cocktail,
Observing me slyly –
enticing, intriguing, unconventional, peculiar,
What are you?
Just me.
Like you.
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Yasmeen Butler: "Like this...I get it!"- Andreas Buchholz: "Welcome here. That's a touching piece. You've chosen the words both emotionally and very consciously to create a powerful poem. By the way, I've got two mixed-raced daughters (eurasian).
Andreas"