Dark Skinned Vs Fair Skinned Poem by s.zaynab kamoonpury
Dark Skinned Vs Fair Skinned
In our Asian-cum-Eastern land
No one prefers or admires
the dark-skinned or tanned
Gosh, as if the fair-skinned alone
belonged to the so-called fairer sex
And here, 'black is beauty' a phrase unheard
All falling for the fair almost in reflex!
Bachelors on the hunt for a non-fictional Asian 'Snow-white'
Even an ugly heart will do if the skin is white, pale and light
For them lighter skin tis brighter and better at beauty
even if superficial and skin-deep
The dark-skinned maidens thereby left to weep
But while the ebony dark- pigmented
go on applying fairness and lightening creams
The white Westerners frequented
the sunlit beaches for tans from sun beams!
Ah and though from the point of view of my motherland
I am luckier that God chose
to model me from a peachy whiter lighter clay,
I still feel this tug-of-war between complexions
needn't really join the fray.
For when you and I glance at Naomi Campbell
we know beauty can be white, brown and black as well
Like love, beautyknows no colour, creed or race
As gorgeously proved by this black supermodel.
Besides, we all have come across
both dark-skinned angelic saints
and fair-skinned folks with sinner's taints
Ah, Black Beauty, or Fair and lovely
Beauty has never known any bounds
For God He distributed beauty rather equally
No argument can last on these grounds
Oh, a soulmate's inner beauty ought to be earnestly sought
Too bad lustful passions fall for those merely externally hot.
You have hit the nail on its head. The genesis of this nasty debate and its futility have been exposed with plausible reasoning. Thanks, zaynub ji, for sharing this socially relevant piece of poetry. I quote: Besides, we all have come across both dark-skinned angelic saints and fair-skinned folks with sinner's taints
I think, we should not to be shaped by community around us to be what is the best in our life, to look, to have, to be, to feel, we should empower of what is special about us since God created everyone with different uniqueness. Life is not about looking pretty, but to make life pretty. People wont get escape but faith is what God see, as you know Zaynab
There is beauty in everyone and everything. Does a songbird who has its feathers totally singed by fire alter its lovely tune. No. Don't let the world dictate your life.
One of my current topics of serious concern...I don't get this nonsense....black...Brown...white...yellow....these are just colours....they are not issues....I so love your poem....I feel your thoughts and totally agree with you. We are all the same inside...then why judge according to our external experiences....beautifully expressed.
Dear S. Zaynab, I lived and worked in Asia for five years. I am a white American male, of Irish, English, German and Lithuanian ancestry. At that time, I noticed that Asian women did not want to get sun tans, and understood why. All women of all races are beautiful.
Dear S. Zaynab, I lived and worked in Asia for five years. I am white, American, of Irish, E
Beauty is not determined by skin color. It starts in the heart.
Tho the skin may be various colors- all hearts are red inside-the organ nearer the soul-Great poem-God bless you.
2 - Very Nice: " both dark-skinned angelic saints and fair-skinned folks with sinner's taints" " hot" , the last word, means " sexy' here, i'm sure. bri :) My Asian wife says I'm " pink" , not white. :)
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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Bachelors on the hunt for a non-fictional Asian 'Snow-white' Even an ugly heart will do if the skin is white, pale and light Soul mate's inner beauty is what is important........ a nice theme exposed....... thank u dear poetess.. tony