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Walking Black Home
 
That day waz 
A bad day, 
I walked for 
Many miles, 
Unlike me, 
I did not 
Return any 
Smiles. 
Tired, 
 
Weak 
And 
Hungry, 
But I 
Would not 
Turn 
Back, 
Sometimes it's hard 
To get a taxi 
When you're Black. 
This one appears in my book Funky Chickens published by 
Penguin Children's Books.
Written by Benjamin Zephaniah
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