What Are You?- A Poem by Julia Briggs

what are you?

“so you’re whitewashed”

“you look more ______”

“you’re so exotic”

“so you’re whitewashed”

how is that an appropriate response

“you’re so exotic”

but I’m human like you

how is that an appropriate response

why am I made to feel different

but I’m human like you

why do I feel disconnected from both races

why am I made to feel different

what’s up with the questions

why do I feel disconnected from both races

why should my race matter to you

what’s up with the questions

“you look more ________”

why should my race matter to you

what are you?