<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=439570" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Nappy and Happy And Not Harried</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">I have never been 'black'.<br>Not midnight black.<br>Or even shown that, <br>At the crack of dawn.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I know that for a fact.<br>I would get up early to look.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And when I became African-American...<br>What happened to the West Indian part of me? <br>All I know is this, <br>Someone made an announcement...<br>And that part of my heritage, <br>Became a subdivision.<br>Like an urbanite separated...<br>From the others who surrounded, <br>In neighborhoods of suburban glee.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And when I wished to take all of that back, <br>To proclaim, in fact, I am indeed black...<br>It seems those who were lighter than I, <br>Wanted me to prove my loyalty too.<br>As if they had to approve...<br>My manner of speech, <br>And other things I chose to do.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I think they were trying to confuse me.<br>As confused as some of them appeared to be.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Sometimes when I did then reminisce, <br>The days of my youth I admit I missed...<br>I remember just being a 'Negro'.<br>And not have a concern...<br>On whose list I did not fit.<br>I was just 'Larry'...<br>Nappy and happy and not harried!</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Lawrence+S.+Pertillar">Lawrence S. Pertillar</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=439570" data-title="Nappy and Happy And Not Harried de Lawrence S. Pertillar" data-description="I have never been 'black'. Not midnight black. Or even shown that, At the crack of dawn. I know that for a fact. I would get up early to look. And when I became African-American... What happened to the West Indian part of me? All I know is thi..."></div> </div> </div>

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