Identity Crisis Poem by Qiniso Mogale

A crisis plagues human beings
Men think and behave like women
Women think and behave like men
Boys think and behave like girls
Girls think and behave like boys
Black men think and behave like white men
Black women think and behave like white women
White men and women laugh at their black counterparts
They suffer from an identity crisis.

Men feel like they are women trapped in men's bodies
Women feel like men like trapped in women's bodies
Boys feel like girls trapped in boys bodies
Girls feel like boys trapped in girls s bodies
Black men feel they should be white and feel trapped in black skin
Black women feel trapped in black skin
White men don't suffer from this identity crisis
White women don't suffer from this identity crisis.

Black men have forgotten their roots
In their quest to be white black women buy skin lightening chemicals
Men wear women's clothing
Women wear men's clothing
Boys wear girls clothing
Girls wear boys clothing
They suffer from an identity crisis
They suffer from an identity crisis.