A DARKER HUE

I can never look
at you the same
way again, no
love, no comfort,
no longer friend,

you stood silent
in the face of truth,
displayed the noose
to our future youth,

and stood on the side
with a blind eye,
because it didn't
affect you...
you not of a darker hue,
but
of the same flesh
and bone, you left me alone,
in the arms of tyranny,
without empathy,
without accountability.