What if police didn’t target black men
What if those targeted didn’t die What if we all took a knee, not out of protest, but out of respect Respect for each other For our similarities And, more importantly, for our differences What if we stood side by side, hand in hand And saw the beauty in each other And celebrated it Skin color from ebony to cream Eye color from black to blue Hair from black to blond to grey to white A beautiful rainbow of humanity What if we respected each other’s lifestyles And were curious And asked instead of assuming intent What if we worked to erase systemic racism from all aspects of our world What if we treated each other as individuals with something to give Each of us equal I am white I am privileged I can’t know what its like to live in black skin I can’t know what its like to be male To be feared or hated because of my looks To be suspected of crimes because of my skin But I care And I stand with you What if we all stood together Not to pretend we’re all the same because we aren’t Not to be colorblind because we can’t But to celebrate the rainbow we create And to listen to our hearts beat as one
Julie
6/17/2020 05:54:19 pm
Beautiful. What if, indeed.
Julie
6/28/2020 01:03:28 pm
What if, indeed, Kathy. Something for the human race to aspire to. But it is a dream. Wistful. I love the whole piece, but especially love your section on skin (ebony to cream) and hair (black, blond, gray, white) and your last sentence of that paragraph. This is a piece that, I believe, deserves to be in print for more people to read. Comments are closed.
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