If I Woke Up Black Poem by Diana van den Berg

i read this twice; didn't take long. then i burst out with a hearty (but not TOO loud) laugh. good one! the poem i mean! ! i wouldn't buy a dress, but maybe a nice red, yellow, and green shirt? i'd skip white and black; i once heard they weren't even colors! to MyPoemList it goes; i think i can squeeze it in. bri :) and i have been inspired, and will give Diana's poem a plug (that's like advertizing/advertising) when i submit my next poem, which follows: If I Woke Up, Black If i woke up black, to.... sleep I might go back. Not because I'm white, but I'd NOT believe my sight. I'd think I was just dreaming, and not about coffee steaming, but of a major change in my life, which might cause a bit o' strife. For instance, what to tell my wife? Dear, I stayed in the sun too long. (Should I sing it in a tribal song?) (accompanied by a drum and fife?) Or would she consider this fine answer: a delayed gene, from an ancestor? Could I get my wish to be on the NEWS, giving my now-black-AND-white views? I think there would be money to be had. Whites bleaching skin might become a fad. But would my silvery hair go well with black? Should I just crawl back into my warm 'sack'? (March 15, 2015)

10 because you'd dare! Ha! I would wear pink! ...hot pink!

Love the feeling depicted through the lines here. this is lovely.

with earrings to match! :)

I'd buy a yellow sun dress anyway. I love yellow!

Nicely done. I like the image. Cheers

Short and mind provoking....It leaves the reader with a lot to analyse...10+

Very nice poem written in strict haiku fashion and spirit. In a typical haiku, the last line usually delivers a surprise, and this certainly does. Fantastic job!

OOPS! I JUST REALIZED i should change bleaching skin to dying skin black! ! i'm NOT a cosmetician, for goodness sake. i'm new at this! ! ! bri :)