In My Way 2026

It's Tough But Not Impossible

It's Tough But Not Impossible
Bodhisattwa Parekh

The shade I wear is not a choice.
But for history’s paint.

A shadow falls.
A whispered doubt,
A quickened step away.
The label sticks, though I wash my hands clean.

They see the colour first.
A tough job, but I must fight to break it.
The sharp edge of unfairness.

But underneath the skin,
A current runs deep.
Ancestors breathing through my voice.

I stand with firmness.
A tower built on broken glass,
Still reaching for the unfiltered sun.
Unbent.

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EIGHT – 02. 14.26
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