2011 - Day 288

It started with my fingernail,
I painted it deep black,
I moved on to the next dead cell
Till all my nails black.
Slowly then I took the paint
I rubbed in on my skin,
Up and down both of my arms
My stomach, thighs and shins.
I kept on coloring myself,
No way now could I stop,
Paint myself black from head to toe
Then decided to go shop.
I went down to the local mall
Went straight to the Starbucks,
I ordered a double americano,
Till some guy said 'what the F&$#',
He chased me down and beat me up
He thought my gag was tasteless,
I don't think he realized
I wasn't being racist,
Black absorbs direct sunlight
The entire color spectrum,
I represented unity
But now I feel like red rum.