Sunday, July 05, 2020

What Color Am I?

RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: GEORGE FLOYD SERIES



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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