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I Am Human: The Ancestry in Me

I am that human, who is proud and strong,
I am that human who was once wild and free.
I am that human climbing mountains, who struggles to reach its highest peak,
Only to climb back down and do it all over again.


I am that human who is adventurous,
That long to travel the oceans, lands, seas and skies,
In search of new places.


I am that human the slaver,
Who chained other humans like me.
Believing they were beneath me,
Just because their skin color, faith, and language weren't like mine.


I am that human praying for freedom from chains and cages,
Locked by my oppressor.
And I am that human who ripped open cage bars,
Breaking the chains that bound me to the ground.


I am that human who walked miles, through tunnels, and woods.
Who hidden away on boats, ships, and airplanes,
And I was that human who ran as fast as I could.
Jumped into unknown waters just to get away,
Until I could find a place where I could belong,
From the evil that you've done!


I am that human who confronted your deepest evil,
That human who wanted your land.
I am your judge, jury, and executioner,
Who put the eye of evil on you for all the sins that you did.


I am that human who others are burning at the stake.
I am the mob who is watching you burn.
I am that human begging to be believed.
I am that so-called human who is praying for your soul.
I was that human crying in pain as flames melt my skin completely away,
And I was that human cursing you with my final breath.


But I am also that human who still sees the beauty of life in this world,
But also, the ugliness and hate that engulfs it.


I am that human who is kind, caring, and giving,
But also, I can be that human who lets greed, and jealousy turn me green.
I am that human who has betrayed, and steals.
I am that human who fears the unknown,
I am that hideous person who has raped and killed just because.
But yet, I am that human who can love.


I am that human who worships and kneels before God,
And I am that amazing human who dances to their own tune.
But yet be the villain or hero in your very own storybook.


?For I am that human who has sinned.

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