Lily White Skin

I can't pretend to understand
When people have
Turned you down for work
For being black, brown, red or yellow.
I have the privilege
Undeserved of lily white skin

I can't understand when
The klu klux klan
Would torture you
Because you were a Jew
Or black, brown, red, or yellow
My lily white skin
Has undeniably
Protected me from them

I can't understand
When they segregated you
In schools
Put you at they
Back of the bus
Simply because you were
Black, brown, red, or yellow
I have unreservedly
Traveled anywhere
Thanks to my lily white skin

What I do know it that
All our blood
Runs red
Peel the skin away
How can you tell
If I am black, brown, red, yellow
Or lily white

We are humanity
So I reach out to you
With empathy
My heart hurts for
Your pain
For the ignorance
That has divided us
Brought on by
Racism and bigotry
Caused by something
As insignificant as the color of our
Skin

Reviews

[Relic]

It always takes a crowd, a point of view, and gossip to determine what they think is right. Sadly some have to suffer for that sometimes.

[Arizona Hidalgo-Crowe]

Great poem! I really enjoyed reading it.

[jane7z]

Thank you for the good words!

[Arizona Hidalgo-Crowe]

anytime! Keep up the good work.

[T D Campbell]

Lovely. Felt very much like stream of consciousness writing. I'm not great with reviews but wanted to thank you for this one.

[jane7z]

Thank you for the good words.