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And you calling me colored??When I born, I black. And you white people. And you calling me colored?? Written by an African child and nominated by UN as the Best Poem of 2006. Joe | Monday, January 28th, 2008 | Filed under Poetry
37 Responses to “And you calling me colored??”Leave a Comment |  Personal blog of Josef Essberger, English Club founder
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14th February 2008 at 1:55 pm
thank you, it is very interesting and has come from the innocent heart
15th February 2008 at 3:25 pm
Great poem, I love it! Such a smart kid.
21st May 2008 at 9:10 am
Loved it…Children are amazing…that´s why teaching them gives me so much pleasure. thank you!
27th May 2008 at 5:31 pm
thanks.. it is very nice words ….. they make me laugh and think
24th June 2008 at 3:42 am
It’s really touching me… Thank you to bring me meaning smile
22nd December 2008 at 12:07 pm
Nice Poem, makes me think of who I am inside me.
30th December 2008 at 9:00 am
hmm,,cool poem,,direct came from the heart of innocent child,,keep it up
31st December 2008 at 8:07 am
I can’t believe this poem came from a child. I has a precious lesson for people all over the world, especially who hate black people as well as Asians.
19th January 2009 at 11:43 am
I think this is the best poem,not only for 2006 , for 2007,2008,2009…………………….
I have never read a poem like this..
Superb and Amazing poem.
24th January 2009 at 6:27 pm
i really admire the deepness of this child’s thinking and the great imagination he is using in here
wish he can continu and go farther ;i can admit that he s changed my perceptions of colors
26th January 2009 at 4:53 pm
I’m so touched make me smile & think inspires me a lot thank you for sharing some thoughts you are so lovely!
7th March 2009 at 3:00 am
When I read this poem, I can’t image it is from a child. I love it so deeply! Hope this child give us new surprises.
18th March 2009 at 2:24 pm
well reading it im half black,.. and it says alot and means alot. its saying so much. it hits the color thing right on the dot. when i cold, i black when u cold u blue. =D i love it so much!!!! my whole poetry class read this and loved this.. hope we see much more… from this child:) hopfully… it opens our eyes to c children not only as jus learning and look at them as learned, experienced, and wise.
18th March 2009 at 2:37 pm
a great poem from a very insightful child. it really gets you thinking also. i love it! :]
19th March 2009 at 11:09 am
A very nice poem.Short and smart.I like it.This child should continue writing poems because he is really good at it.
25th March 2009 at 1:33 pm
I want to e-mail this poem to my friend,because she doesn’t agree her daughter to marry with a Hindu.
25th March 2009 at 3:53 pm
That’s an amazing poem.
26th March 2009 at 7:42 pm
It is very nice poem
4th April 2009 at 1:49 am
this poem is so touching to my heart .it give me lots of thinking. from this child’s eye the colour - racial discrimination is still around the world.
4th May 2009 at 3:03 am
well done kid..well done pride future infront of you …i cannot wait him untill he write another poem..amazing..bye
19th May 2009 at 1:35 am
What a nice poem! When i read it I remember the lesson that I learned when I was a school girl, alesson about the discrimination between Black and White. It touch me. It makes us think about us. Have you ever looked down the poor, HIV patients, Black even one time? Waiting for nice poems from this smart child.
26th May 2009 at 10:11 am
this chid wants to give us love,he wants that our world be full of love and humanity,we should believe in these ,
a good lesson from a child
27th May 2009 at 6:53 pm
It is a great truth. It is beatifull poem.I loved it….
9th June 2009 at 3:51 am
woozy.. amazingly wonderful poetry..
i write poem too. i hope we can share about poetry. your poetry so simply but hue yeah it’s nice to read and meaning
15th July 2009 at 6:28 am
White is a color.
If no color, either truly black (as good as blind) or transparent.
(BTW, america was not “discovered”. It was there before with natives.)
13th August 2009 at 5:32 am
great poem!!!!!!!!!!!
21st August 2009 at 9:37 am
A poem that has touch my heart. I want to translated this into the local language in Sri Lanka. Is this permissable. Further, I would like to know the name of the child so that I can give credit to him or her.
Please reply to: muzza@sltnet.lk
24th August 2009 at 10:07 pm
Amazing how hoaxes persist. If I told you it was written by a rich black republican, would your view of it change?
2nd September 2009 at 10:47 pm
When we read this words maybe we forget maybe we never forget the efforts in the world , and this the important point ” apartheid ” of color, nations or races, religions..ect. At all times we allege progress but we do not .
This feeling we share TOGETHER in all of the world ” human feelings ” , but if we cant expression we must do . Respect and affection each other .
* we: who have more or less resposibility .
10th September 2009 at 1:04 am
that poem is very impressive, i know what are you feel, but actually you must realize that the god create everything should have different function, and each function are needed, and we must realize that no body perfect, we need each other, and i hope you never to give up!!!!, let’s rebuild the new world
11th September 2009 at 10:27 am
That’s really amazing. The white people should uproot the idea that black people are different from them. All human beings are the same. The difference is a question of ethics and respect.
Stop being racist! Start to think that your discriminatory ideas cause much pain and suffering to others.
12th September 2009 at 5:57 am
hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh u make me laugh it;s soo imazing boeam
as ones which in Arabic boeam .
if u wanna not call u black just join 2 my religion which is Islam <3
we have different colors and different languages but we have only one God
beace
25th September 2009 at 4:56 pm
great.. i am fascinated…
26th September 2009 at 9:39 pm
This poem is a tranlation into English of a famous poem by Leopopld Sédar Senghor , written in French , so sorry to disappoint you!
Here it goes :
Cher frère blanc,
Quand je suis né, j‘étais noir,
Quand j’ai grandi, j‘étais noir,
Quand je suis au soleil, je suis noir,
Quand je suis malade, je suis noir,
Quand je mourrai, je serai noir.
Tandis que toi, homme blanc,
Quand tu es né, tu étais rose,
Quand tu as grandi, tuétais blanc,
Quand tu vas au soleil, tu es rouge,
Quand tu as froid, tu es bleu,
Quand tu as peur, tu es vert,
Quand tu es malade, tu es jaune,
Quand tu mourras, tu seras gris.
Alors, de nous deux,
Qui est l’homme de couleur?
14th October 2009 at 10:13 pm
This Poetry is strong, very strong. It’s beautiful.I liked.
6th November 2009 at 6:43 am
Wat a gifted kids…… u said it all baby Africa
15th November 2009 at 3:40 pm
a kid with great talent. after growing up, he can become a leader who fight for their own rights. just like Martin Luther King.