This poem was nominated by UN as the best poem of 2008, Written by an African Kid - Ova pesma je nominovana kao najlepša pesma 2008. Napisalo je jedno afričko dete.
When I born, I black Kada se rodim, ja sam crn
When I grow up, I black Kada porastem, ja sam crn
When I go in Sun, I black Kada sam na suncu, ja sam crn
When I scared, I black Kada se plasim, ja sam crn
When I sick, I black Kada sam bolestan, ja sam crn
And when I die, I still black Kada umrem, ja sam crn
And you white fellow A ti, moj beli prijatelju,
When you born, you pink Kada se rodiš, ti si ružičast
When you grow up, you white Kada porasteš, ti si beo
When you go in sun, you red Kada si na suncu, ti si crven
When you cold, you blue Kada ti je hladno, ti si plav
When you scared, you yellow Kada se uplašiš, ti si žut
When you sick, you green Kada si bolestan, ti si zelen
And when you die, you gray Kada umreš, ti si siv
And you calling me colored? I ti mene zoveš obojeni?
If a white man had wrote that.
He would be called a racist. 4e