The Color of Skin

I had the best grades in high school,
4.0 GPA.
Scored very high on the SAT's
but I still don't get good pay.

In the place where I lived,
I was the only one of my kind.
It was very hard to grow up,
but I still nourished my mind.

People made fun of me
but to them no attention I paid.
I studied around the clock,
and not one friend I made.

I didn't care to have any fun,
because I knew that competition was tough.
Especially for me, being different and all,
my school years were very rough.

I struggled to do my best,
and still my effort hasn't been seen.
I went to college and got my degrees,
and to get a job I am very keen.

I have been rejected several times,
for jobs of different rank.
On the phone my hopes are very high,
but then in person, it seemed like a prank.

The reason for I.get rejected,
is the color of my skin.
With my qualifications,
any job I could win.

I don't understand it,
why am I punished for doing my best?
I worked hard and never cheated,
and completed projects with much zest.

At this point it seems,
that my life could be a waste.
Without a job, there's no money
and then life's a haste.

So I will always try,
to get a job of high positions
I will be tenacious and persistent,
for this is my new mission.

So I found from my life,
aside from self discipline.
there is a major difference in judgment,
The Color of Skin.