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But damn it, I'm so exhausted

from having to show you my clean hands

from having to prove to you again and again

that I'm an honest person

Learning your language

and your customs

has been a constant effort

scorned my good faith

you refuse to understand

stay in your comfort

in your white privilege

I wanted to become white

remove the color from my skin

to escape my destiny

to become someone

it was a blessing in disguise

today I found who I am

I tell you in your eyes

I was living a lie

I will never white,

I could do anything

I will always be treated

as a native