In 1984,  St. Margaret’s School

Turned a hundred.

I was the only black girl

In my class

So I got to stand near the Mayor.
The local paper read,

“Girls’ school turns a Hundred

And celebrates diversity.”

From Beverley Nambozo Nsengiyunva’s poetry collection, Dress Me In Disobedience.

About the Author:

Beverley Nambozo Nsengiyunva is a public speaking and effective communication mentor and trainer. She’s a poet and founder of the Babishai Niwe Poetry Foundation and is an ardent long-distance swimmer.