My Coloured Privilege

My coloured privilege

It's so interesting to see my privilege

The fear I see when I walk into a store

The distaste I feel from others when I went to my daughters school

The looks of disbelief when you see I can talk and say words well

Lets not forget the wonderful comments on how well my children talk

My coloured privilege

Makes me stand out in a crowd

Makes me uncomfortable in that crowd

Makes you look only at me for my difference in that crowd

Makes me the first one you come to if and when something goes missing

Sometimes can make me a party of one in that crowd

My coloured privilege

Disturbs your calm

Takes away my voice

Sucks the air out of the room till it's hard to breath

My coloured privilege

Doesn’t make me right even when I am

Doesn’t give me rights even when I should have them

Doesn’t change anything in my life it just stays the same

My coloured privilege

Wants to be ignored

Wants something better than it has received

Prays for a better world for that of myself and children

Watches with sad eyes as it seems better will never come

My coloured privilege

Is not privileged

Is not a gift

Is not something that I can throw in your face the way you do mine

Is not fun and will never be

My coloured privilege

Is nothing

Just a few words grouped together to make you feel better