One Family

One day in central Africa a long time yonder A woman and her family started to wander Away from their home lands Wanting a better life was in her plans So the family made their way through the Middle East Into Europe and Asia not the very least And as they wandered to suit the land they changed As the years and generations were arranged Their skin became lighter to suit colder climes Eye shape changed to cater for what they would find Some skins stayed with a black shade As other changes were for survival made This has all been proven in the DNA Survival of the fittest we would say In past times Empires were built in war and blood And prejudice was built as bodies laid in the mud So now people will migrate for a better life Some leaving homelands filled with war and strife But one memory should be kept for us to recall We are one family from central Africa one and all. © Paul Warren Poetry