The Blacker The Berry

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By Bethany Boyer, Guest Poet

The blacker the berry,

the sweeter the juice.

Too white for the blacks,

too black for the whites.

A constant feeling of you having to choose.

Stop denouncing my identity and roots.

Though I may have lighter skin,

I am no less black within.