SKIN IS NOT THE SIN

SKIN IN NOT THE SIN

The master Architect conceived and rendered it

forever imperfectly perfect, by design

a physical realm just short of infinity

and filled with an abundance of variety.

With life sustaining and replenishing itself

in multitudes, from the simplistic to complex,

the Architect expected Earth to be maintained

by humans given the use of more advanced brains.

We were rewarded with our own varieties,

the epidermis being the palette of choice,

and under the surface we shared a common trait,

the capacity to determine our own fate.

The superficial shell, where the soul does not dwell,

was not destined to imply real significance.

Under the facade the virtues of compassion

were universally spread across all nations.

But too many imperfect humans began to

believe external appearance granted them the

false justifications to deny that we’re still

related under the skin by Creation’s will.   

And those that chose to discriminate because of

body structure or pigmented skin will themselves

be segregated from the benevolent grace

reserved for all who embrace humanity’s face.

 

Reviews

[Arriam]

A very true message written with a lot of words. I would suggest utilizing a little word economy (you can say more with less) (says the pot to the kettle ), but you do manage to get your point bluntly across.

Thanks for submitting!
Arriam

[Willys Watson]

Thank you for taking the time to read, review and provide feedback to my verse. And though you may be right that it’s a little too long it’s already been accepted by a publication editor, so I’ll have to wait for her suggestions.

[Arriam]

Wow! That's amazing, and good luck with that!

[Willys Watson]

This was written in response to the church killings in Charleston last year.