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-what Colour Is Right-

Why does colour have to take the blame for man's atrocities shame, What colour is then right Is it written so in black and white. What shade is inhumanities blight What hue causes immense plight What colour is poverty's lack? Is that now also in white and black What colour is riot causing havoc What colour is the murderer's right What colour is fraud and greed's stock Can it be etched in black and white? What colour is barbarous insanity What pigment is idle inane vanity What colour has a brain to rack? Is that too now so white and black? What stain is hideous terrifying death What dye is used to measure womens worth What colour is senseless wars to prove might Is that too now depicted in black and white? Why is man always on about what colour Then racist rant for their idiotic ways to smother And purposely use colour to throw facts off the track So creativity now too, is painted in white and black? Why is it always about people's colour Where is the love prescribed for one another Why is colour always used as spite Why is love too now blurred with black and white? Can it not be just about people and not colours Can not all the colours be blended to manhood of brothers Peoples all bleed red, so why one another attack Or has now peoples blood turned white and black? BY: CHRIS STOPFORD

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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Date: 3/23/2012 1:25:00 PM
great use of the black and white reverse , enjoyed the read regards ..JM
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Christopher Stopford
Date: 4/11/2012 7:24:00 AM
THANK-YOU JOSEPH for taking the time to read my poem, I am sorry that I have taken so long in acknowledging your encouraging words, but I have only just learnt to use this box, once again I thank-you.

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