MY TWO LIVES:

As I drip in the blood of my tears,
My happiness and hopes
I flip to this page uncovered,
My lives,
Two are they
One is African
The other is Caucasian
The first is black while the latter, dark
Black and dark
Make me stark
A stark brother in this brothel

My two lives
Tears and fears
Ears and mouths
Emotions and caution
Denial and retrieval
I love and I hate
My lives…two
Wool and wood
Soft and finished
Strength and weakness
Here I present…my lives!