I am not
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I am not dumb
I am not stupid
I am not weird
I am not useless
I am smart
I am witty
I am fun
I am pretty
I am important
I am a hyperpigmentation.
An overdose of melanin.
I am the aftermath of a merciless fire, and the darkness enveloping a starless night.
The first time I was bullied I was in elementary school
"freak,"
"weirdo,"
"loser,"
they would call me
So I ran to the teacher, tears burning my eyes
She told me to get over it
I am not this natural hair that sits on my head
I am not the expectations people expect me to live up to
I am not this skin that makes my physical appearance
I am not me
I am a figment
a figment of your imagination
I am not me
I am a reflection
a reflection of you
I am not me
and yet I am
