Misunderstood

Black

Of colours

The most misunderstood

And most misrepresented

Elegant as elephant tuskers

Serpentine smooth

Layered like coral

Oceanically deep

An emphatic force

That can stand individually

So much so

Even the rainbow is secretly jealous

Black is judged

When onto others

Felt as a feeling

Relatively 

Thrust as derogatory

On those below

Black is

Rarely owned

Maybe blindness is blackness

But remember

Whiteness is what

Causes blindness

So step out of the light

Wear a pair of shades maybe

The world will be

Of softer hues

Much more bearable

And in turn

Much more lovable

In fact

Bend your head

Look at yourself

In your chest

Hiding the memory

Of the deed

You did

You didn't

Or you almost did

Smiling at you

Sardonically

Is your very

Blackness

-

Chandni Girija

April 12, 2021

Day 12 of 30 | 30 Poems in 30 Days | National Poetry Writing Month #napowrimo