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“i am me is the biggest lie i tell. my face is not even mine. it’s my mother’s painted over by my father’s. my soul is an image of God. my spirit - a drop. i am an expansion. home to fragments. a continuation of continuations. a leaf from a branch of a tree of the seed of eve. | pieces of me.”

Self Poetry Family Identity Faith Farai

Book:'PRETTY FOR A BLACK GIRL ' IS NOT A COMPLIMENT!

Source: 'PRETTY FOR A BLACK GIRL ' IS NOT A COMPLIMENT!

“i am the manifestation of my parent's love. in me, their love still exists. in my children, their love will continue to exist. in my children‘s, children‘s, children‘s, children‘s children their love will still exist. | love tie.”

Family Identity Faith Farai Diasporaa

Book:'PRETTY FOR A BLACK GIRL ' IS NOT A COMPLIMENT!

Source: 'PRETTY FOR A BLACK GIRL ' IS NOT A COMPLIMENT!

“in my world, two halves do not necessarily belong together. they are complete without ever holding hands. when i think about my mother i never picture her next to my father. in my mind they are worlds apart. planets. the only time they meet is in the orbit of my reflection and even here, they do not hold hands. they exist as separate members, planets. my skin is the gravity keeping them from colliding. | planets.”

Family Identity Diaspora Faith Farai

Book:'PRETTY FOR A BLACK GIRL ' IS NOT A COMPLIMENT!

Source: 'PRETTY FOR A BLACK GIRL ' IS NOT A COMPLIMENT!

“God dipped his fingers in black ink and inked my whole body. can’t you see it? i have poetry and history written all over my skin. can’t you see it? come closer and see how every melanin is a letter and every curve is a chapter. i am the sequel of a story with no ending in sight. | drawings on the wall.”

Poetry Identity Black Skin Faith Farai

Book:'PRETTY FOR A BLACK GIRL ' IS NOT A COMPLIMENT!

Source: 'PRETTY FOR A BLACK GIRL ' IS NOT A COMPLIMENT!