Like everyone I am a human being
Still it feels like I'm 'in between'
Whites say I'm black
Blacks say I'm colored, almost white
It just never feels right
Asians just don't get me
I don't have their culture and identity
Latinos kind of recognize me
But with them I have a linguistic boundary
Friends say I'm a world citizen
I always liked the sound of it
But a world citizen without a race
Can be a stranger in every place
Still strangers, media and politicians
Want to label and categorize
That's why I like to fantasize
About a place where it doesn't matter
Where belonging to a group
Doesn't necessarily make you better
by Dub V 2012 ©
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By Vanessa Vijzelman
Vanessa has a master's degree in Communications. She's specialized in new media technologies and social media. She worked in journalism (e.g. Amigoe Newspaper, Radio Netherlands Worldwide and other Dutch broadcasting companies) and later in PR & Communications. Vanessa has both Surinamese and Antillean roots and her whole family is a mixture of different cultures, just like her circle of friends. This makes her a real cosmopolitan with a diverse taste in music and fashion. She loves to see the world from different perspectives. Read more.
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