Black Men in Torn Coats

   • Our natural coat
It’s torn
With discrepancy and fear
Prejudice and lies
Misconception
And racial eyes
   • Our natural coat
Brown, black, ebony
All different shades
Not one color
Defines our epidermis
   • Our natural coat
Is lovable
To significant others
Family and friends
Fresh as
Coffee in a cup
   • Our natural coat
Comes in
All different sizes
Shapes
And different types
   • Our natural coat
Is a gift
But also
A curse
Lost opportunities
Stereotypes
Prejudged
Without facts
   • Our natural coat
We cannot hide
Or disguise
Shed
Or throw away
   • Our natural coat
Is….
What describes our lives
Welcome to
Black America