You Don’t Look Right by Savannah Stakenburg

You Don’t Look Right BY SAVANNAH STAKENBURG

People often say that I don’t look right. To me, they exclaim “Your skin is too light, in the sun, your hair is too bright, and your voice sounds too white.” I believed much too easily, that if I moved away, I would rest easy. It never occurred to me, just how lonely I would be. I went to that place, Where their skin was “lighter,” In the sun, their hair was “brighter,” And all their voices sounded “whiter.” Here I was tossed aside. Now, my skin is “too dark,” My curls are “too unruly,” And my tongue is “too heavy.” I guess I just don’t look right.