357. What Color am I?
I’ve been
told I was a slacker
Who didn’t
care about my country
Who
disrespected old glory
With no
regard for the men in blue
I’ve been
asked to go away
And I just
sigh
What color
am I?
I believe
that black lives matter
I believe
we are entitled to justice and equality
I believe
in welcoming newcomers
Who work
hard and earn their way
I believe
the dreamers have a right to stay
I believe
in a right to happiness
A right to
die or not to die
What color
am I?
I’ve heard
it said I’m lazy
And I’ve
never earned the right
To speak
my mind
I’ve been
told I’m crazy
That I
ought to be ashamed
That
everything I think is wrong
That my
entire life
Ain’t
nothin’ but a lie
What color
am I?
I am a
human being
Entitled
to every right of humankind
The right
to live my life according
To the
dictates of my mind
The right
to speak when I see wrong
The right
to make it right
The right
to call a lie
What color
am I?
The color
of rise
The color
of fall
The color
of everything
And
nothing at all
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