Tu Color
I did not carry your color
when you were tucked
inside my alabaster skin
protected by privilege
I never earned but own.
I did not carry your color
when I felt your tiny kicks
en ritmo con el tambor
espanol en la radio.
I did not carry your color
because your melanin
had not yet graced this world
with its beauty.
I did not carry your color
porque yo era ignorante que
tu color te creo.
pero ahora se major.
I will carry your color
con la dignidad que merece.
I will carry your color
y ensarte a estar orgulloso
de tu color.
In hope that one day
no one will have to carry
su color con tanto
peso.
-Kathryn Rose Amaro
