20 March, 2022
I think
I’m pretty
But others say
I’m ugly….
Mom is white in colour
Dad too is white in colour
Brothers and sisters too
All are white in colour….
But me …. I’m black in colour
It’s suspicious for me why?
All are white in body
Only I’m black….
I’m a tiny one
Kicked out of the family
It’s time to be petted with mom
But I’m alone in a dark corner….
Kicked out by mom, oh by dad…
By sisters brothers
By all my tribe
I’m the unwanted one….
Don’t know you all
My fear, anxiety and loneliness
It’s only mine can’t share
It’s only mine… not yours….
Who am I…..?
I’m lonely sad scared
Ugly for others, pretty only for me
Ugly duckling….
Vinuji Kurukulasuriya,
Grade 8,
MR/Sujatha Vidyalaya,
Matara.