Dear light skinned man
Lethukuthula Ahana Mathebula 2007 (Mpumalanga)
Dear light skinned man
Can you tell what I've wronged
That you hate me to the core
That you treat me like thrash
Oh please light skinned man
I would like to hear it from the horse mouth
So that I can be at ease
And let you live in peace
What have I done, that you have bound me in your chains?
That you don't feel my pain not hear my screams?
Can you please tell me my fault
That you whip me countless slashes
And take away my freedom?
Ohh,is it that I'm too dark?
Or that I have the power of ten men?
Is it that I walk like a peacock?
Or that I'm illiterate unlike you
Dear light skinned man
Can you please tell me my fault
About this poem
The poem is about a black slave asking his master as to why he mistreat him
Font size:
Written on December 06, 2023
Submitted by lethukuthulaahanamathebula on December 06, 2023
- 42 sec read
- 0 Views
Quick analysis:
Scheme | AbcdaefghiJklmnopAJ |
---|---|
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 626 |
Words | 138 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 19 |
Translation
Find a translation for this poem in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Dear light skinned man" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 10 Jun 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/177690/dear-light-skinned-man>.
Discuss the poem Dear light skinned man with the community...
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In