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crayons in a box. Lighter one to the front, Darker to the back.</p><p id="0e7d">I didn’t ask for it, It was given to me Quite by accident, A free gift on arrival of sorts. Not for my sisters, Not for my brothers, Not for my father. Only for me. I can’t take it off. They can’t put it on.</p><p id="ba01">Yet as a useful armour, Its edge cuts deep. Wounding and separating, Me from them and them from me. We share so very much, And so very little. As we share our lives On familial understanding, On love and warmth, But not on experiences <i>shared</i>.</p><p id="e652">A special thank you to <a href="undefined">Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她)</a> for

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prompting me to write about privilege in her piece, which I encourage you to read here:</p><div id="98ef" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/privilege-unacknowledged-27330b0b3491"> <div> <div> <h2>Privilege: Unacknowledged</h2> <div><h3>a poem</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*ej_6iBrFkV3g6wMxX6JTpQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

Double-Edged Sword

White Privilege In a Black Family

Photo by Jonathan Kemper on Unsplash

Every day since I was born, I carried it with me, A powerful sword, Protecting me from harm, From the harsh realities of a senseless world. It shields me from a society That ranks citizens much like crayons in a box. Lighter one to the front, Darker to the back.

I didn’t ask for it, It was given to me Quite by accident, A free gift on arrival of sorts. Not for my sisters, Not for my brothers, Not for my father. Only for me. I can’t take it off. They can’t put it on.

Yet as a useful armour, Its edge cuts deep. Wounding and separating, Me from them and them from me. We share so very much, And so very little. As we share our lives On familial understanding, On love and warmth, But not on experiences shared.

A special thank you to Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她) for prompting me to write about privilege in her piece, which I encourage you to read here:

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White Privilege
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