HUMAN
White, Black, Hispanic, Asian mulatto
American, African, Asian, Latino
Different colour, different skin, billions of people
Yet, same red ichor flows in our veins
Diverse tone, tribe, background
it’s all just red underneath.
We hurt the same way
What hurts in the south, hurts in the north
As they screamed in their cry for help
If tables were turned
the hands holding the whip would feel the same agony.
The sugarcane farm is far behind us, or is it?
Now we do not stand with our hands tied around a pole,
gnashing our teeth as the whip landed on our backs
Now we stand as victims of death without justice
Target to darting bullets from the gun of a paranoid
For the Melanie we had no control over
While some of us caved because white is right
Even the devil is black
Some proudly wear their skin
Shimmering brown, shining black beauty
We will never stop talking about it,
until the whole world hears
Until they listen
Until we are not scared to walk the street
Until we are not worried when we see the blue and red light on the highway
Today I made a wish
That no human will be searched at borders for skin tone
To see beyond the outer shell
and see what each of us carry on the inside
Greatness without limitation
Untapped resources in togetherness
To see just one entity
One persona
One race called human.
NIRVANA
