UN's best poem
>> Friday, November 28
A friend emailed this to me today :)
This poem was nominated by the United Nations as the best poem of 2008,
it was written by an African Kid
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
And when I die, I still black
And you white fellow
When you born, you pink
When you grow up, you white
When you go in sun, you red
When you cold, you blue
When you scared, you yellow
When you sick, you green
And when you die, you gray
And you calling me colored?
When I grow up, I black
When I go in Sun, I black
When I scared, I black
When I sick, I black
And when I die, I still black
And you white fellow
When you born, you pink
When you grow up, you white
When you go in sun, you red
When you cold, you blue
When you scared, you yellow
When you sick, you green
And when you die, you gray
And you calling me colored?
BEN SHERMAN AND VISIT BRITAIN JOIN FORCES TO PRESENT A VIP COMPETITION ON A GLOBAL SCALE.
Now, however, our list no longer includes the lechon kawali, korean beef stew and fried rice-- they've been replaced by the tender spicy squid and perfectly crunchy general's chicken, no rice. And when laing's not available, we can make do with the gising-gising. But in my opinion, it couldn't outshine the laing if you placed 3 spot lights on top of it.
Kennedy Airport, New York, February 1989
The Porte-documents Voyage was originally designed in 1854 as a cover for the cashmere lap rugs used by the drivers of the first automobiles, but its flat, rectangular shape lent itself perfectly to a wholly new function: protecting precious documents against the elements.
The Bucket was launched in the US in 1968 as a shopping bag. In the 1980s it was discovered by Japanese women on the look-out for an original bag that would go well with a kimono, and more recently it has been adopted by sharp-eyed night owls, alert as always to new style trends.
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