Colored? : Nominated the best poem of 2005

When I born, I black. When I grow up, I black.

When I go in sun, I black. When I scared, I black.

When I sick, I black, & when I die, I still black.

And you white people. When u born, u pink.

When u grow up, u white. When u go in sun, u red.

When u cold, u blue. When u scared, u yellow.

When u sick, u green, & when u die, u gray...

And u calling me colored???

(This poem, written by an African child, was nominated the best poem of 2005)