Love Poem: Interracial Dating
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Written by: Shahana Jackson

Interracial Dating

He completely changed my preference 
the day he made me laugh
my eyes got less narrow 
and my heart expanded 
I didn't think I could fall 
for a white guy but god dammit
he makes my knees tremble
and my heart do jumps
like donkey Kong in Nintendo
I wonder if he knows  

He is so intellectually stimulating 
he makes love to my brain
so much so that I almost can't take it
He makes me wonder how two beings 
could have so much in common but not be 
of the same race 

I didn't need the answer to that
question because all I could imagine was his face
and the feelings that image provoked had
nothing to do with the complexion of our skins 
truthfully I wanted what was within 
I realized than that color had 
nothing to do with the way he could make me 
smile or make my heart jump in and out of place.

It was just me and him
A woman and a man
the feelings I have for him 
are much more complicated 
than any crayola box of colors
could comprehend.
All I know is that since the light 
flashed green I haven't been the same
and I think it's time I told him 
exactly what kind of impact he has
had on me.

To feel so strongly about someone
and never let them know is like
building new walls in place of 
the old doors he just helped me break 
down because all I want is him 
I wonder does he know