Written piece
The Multiple Me to reach You
Julia Parbhoo
Mauritius
About this piece
I wrote this poem to show the multiple we bear in us and that art not vivisble to others or only some parts of us are.
I wrote this poem as a cry for humanity, for people to understant that we are not one person but we are souls and most of all we are connected to each others.
Some say i am not black enough.
Others that my hair is too curly to be considred brown.
I am neither white nor black, then what am I ?
I speak French but my musical accent is always pointed out.
My English is good but it sounds more american than British.
My creole is not rough enough, they say it's compromised by the the Other's language.
I will always be considered not enough of a feminist, too much of a traditionalist...
And yet, I would not be ME without all those some consider as flaws.
All I can do is embrace the multiple Me and keep moving on with my head high.
All I can do is introduce the multiple Me to the world and soon enough I'll be
reaching You !