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But I tell her of what the tall boys said to me,

because I like
to tell people of

everything I have seen,
but today

I do not like telling Hannah of what I have been told.

When I become quiet again

Hannah is not angry at me,
her eyes appear friendly,

but her face looks scared.
Could Hannah be scared of me?

Hannah begins to talk, I listen and hope that we are not no longer friends.

When Hannah talks I hear sadness in her voice,

but she is trying to hide it from me.
She tells me of how being black in America

does not mean being evil.

I am happy to hear that the boys were not saying I was evil,
I even smile happily.

Hannah looks at me like she has a question
but she does not say anything.

She then says that there is something called racism,

I do not understand what that means

I tell her.
She puts out her hand

and then asks me to put out my hand.
We hold each other's hand

and then she asks me if I see a difference.
But all I see are the colors that my village would use

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