Down

Deeper I sink in sadness
Knowing I have failed in my endeavours
All I worked hard for proved to be useless
For in all attempts I got no favours
What then can I live for?
When all I feel is numbness;
My mind freezes!
In a state of war; it wrestles with thoughts
So I question how then can I move on?
When the future seems so dark:
My colour, is my failure
My origin, is my curse
For both of these plague me
Competence and skill I possess
But was not given the chance to prove myself
For people can't see past my colour
Nor my origin