I’m bruised I’m broken Yet I walk I walk in a world that accepts a part of me Yet rejects the rest Yet the rest is me It’s the core of my being Its It’s the reason I keep breathing Because I know despite the trials the worlds put me through I can look back and know that every time I was struck down I gained the power to get up I began my life on earth with fate stacked against me I began my life in a culture that was based on trampling ones sister or brother to the ground I began my life with a race that very name was one of hate Yet I began my life with a strength no one can take away from me I began my life with the power of understanding that I made my own destiny I choose where my life heads because when you begin your life with fate stacked against you pretty quick not to put your trust in something that can easily be taken away You learn how to reject your position in the chain of life You learn how to fight back I’m bruised I’m broken Yet I walk I walk as one stronger than I thought possible Because I was born I was born a coloured.