THE COLOR OF HATE TRAIL OF TEARS
THE COLOR OF HATE UNLIKE ALL
THEE OTHER BRILLANT COLORS
OF THE WORLD I MEAN YOU SEE
IT IT'S STUNNING CAPTIVATING
EVEN CAUSING STRANGERS TO
GATHER TOGETHER SHARING THE
VERY SAME FAMILIAR TRAIT OF HATE
FOR MANY IT WAS TAUGHT OTHERS
FIND IT MORE EXCEPTABLE THE
COLOR OF HATE SEEMS TO CRAVE
CERTAIN AROUSALS FEEDING OFF
THE UNEXPECTED CREATURE THE
COLOR OF HATE HAS ABOSOLUTELY
NO VALUE NEVERTHELESS IT'S WORN
MOSTLY BY THE WEATHLY DEMINSIONING
THE CAUSE AND EFFECT THAT COMES
FROM DEEP WITHIN THE SELF CONSCIOUS
MIND TO ALLOW THE COLOR OF HATE TO
EXIST IN A WORLD COVERED SO BLATENLY
WITH PAIN IT CONTROLS THE PURITY OF
OUR CHARACTER WHY I'M BROWN MY
HUSBANDS WHITE OUR CHILDREN ARE
A COLORFUL RAINBOW TRIBE WE GATHER
LAUGH ENJOYING THE FREEDOMS OF JUST
LIVING LOVING UNRECOGNIZED AS A
HOLY MATRIMONY IN THE EYES OF MANY
LAWS HAVE CHANGED BUT EVERY NO
AND THEN WE ARE REMINDED CERTAIN
CLASS WOULD LYNCH US BOTH STRAIGH
AWAY LOOKING BACK OVER A TIME COUPLES
LIKE US RETREATED ACROSS STATE LINES JUST
TO EMBRACE WITHOUT THE PRYING EYES
THE TORCHES THE HOUNDS INVADING US
SMEARING OUR BLENDED HERITAGE TAINTING
LOVE WITH HATE PRYING EYES CHANT FOR
PERHAPS WE ARE THE SPECKLED SHEEP ARE
SHEPHERD IS LOVETHE COLOR OF LOVE
CAPTIVATES YOUR SPIRIT WHILE WE DANCE
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE SPREADING JOY
THIS HISSING THE CACKLING HOW DO THEY
LIVE HOW DO THEY LOVE GO WAY GO BACK
WHERE YOU CAME FROM WHAT COLOR ARE
THEY BLACK WHITE BROWN ARE THEY RED
WE ARE THE DESCENDANTS OF JEAN PAUL
BAPTISE POINTE DUSABLE THIS IS OUR HOME
WE ARE HOME WE SAFE WE ARE CHICAGO
CAHOKIA ILLINOIS
WRITTEN BY YOLANDA NICHOSEN
7-28-2024
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