My Skin

#BlackLivesMatter

Photo by Guillaume Issaly on Unsplash

I don’t know
how it feels
to be safe

To roam free
with no care
in the world

I don’t have
the luxury
to live
without worry

Or to stop
looking over
my shoulder

As I am not seen
for who I am

I am only seen
for what I look like

Black. . .