Black Suicide
Where I came from being depress is not allowed
being depress is not even known
the thought of suicidal is left to the "Whites"
so I'm not allowed to cry out loud
Where I came from hurting yourself is evil
having the thought of hurting yourself means you're mentally unstable
hurting yourself means you're somehow possessed by the devil
So I do anything to hide the fact that I'm hurt, to fit in
when the night comes it's another cut up my arm
Tonight is the strand...
I guess I'll be the first black to commit suicide
This poem is about:
Me
My community