I take no pride
in being white
this is merely the skin
that my soul landed in
–
the fact that you make such a big fuss
about the color of yours
makes me think
that you don’t think
enough
about your soul
–
unbound
beautiful
absolutely unique
with an important contribution
to the benefit of us all
your soul yearns for connection
–
just be wary of the lies
shouted by the darkness
that there’s safety in numbers
of people just like you
and that the time has come
for you to choose a side
–
your soul cannot be bound
by race
gender
religion
or politics
these are barbed wire fences
on a charred landscape
where freedom goes to die
–
take pride in being a brother,
a sister, or mother
to all the souls
you will ever meet
this is your destiny
the full expression of your soul
of human experience
of God as He exists within each of us
–
this is the truth
and your soul knows it
aches for it
– yearns
and all you have to do
is learn to let go
of the color
of your skin
***
This is the twenty-third poem of my personal 30-day poetry challenge to break away from the machine to think about things that don’t matter. I have no idea what I’m doing. – Jim
Steve Bucci
Aug 26, 2017
Another excellent poem
Jim Mitchem
Jul 23, 2019
Thanks, Steve. Really.
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