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A Time When Color Has No Meaning

There will come a time when color
Has no meaning to our neighbor
Like it was in the beginning.
Life for the world will be kinder.

Harriet Tubman, born a slave,
Dedicated her life to save
People that sought after freedom.
A surprising woman and brave.

Jackie Robinson, a black man
In an all-white baseball team, then ,
Couldn't sleep or dine with his teammates
At any time, since it began.

Rosa Parks that sat in the front .
Those in disgust were indignant,
She refused to give her seat up.
She was jailed for the incident.

Pained so, by racial unfairness,
It hardens my soul for wrongness
In the life is equality
Our salvation, loving kindness.


5/27/2022
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Kiser Avatar
May 30, 2022 at 2:19 PM
I worry that the time won't be anytime soon; the way things are going, we have too many feeding the hate frenzy. I keeping hoping, praying it will; well penned.
Daniel Avatar
May 28, 2022 at 7:22 AM
A wonderful message, Eve...unfortunately, racism and casteism do exist p.s: please check the rhyme scheme as required in the contest...
Vaso Avatar
May 27, 2022 at 8:58 PM
Beautiful and well said eve!
Baker Avatar
May 27, 2022 at 4:31 PM
Informative poem, Eve. Thanks for sharing your thoughts through your poetry. Bill
Hankins Avatar
May 27, 2022 at 1:08 PM
Thanks so much, Eve, for calling our attention to these heroes for freedom. Unfortunately, racism continues unabated in our country, and I, for one, do not know what we can do to stop it. I just know it must stop! Good work, Eve.
Buhagiar Avatar
May 27, 2022 at 12:17 PM
There will always be racism in this miserable world.
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