The Upside Down
Tell me my friend what is the upside down
Surely please do not frown
Maybe the day saw night and took his crown
So that darkness shall drown
The lack of light is not a plight to me
Funny as it may sound
You judge me literally
Because im black and brown
The lack of sight you can not see
Keeps me in view around
Stereotypes and hypocrisy
Landing on hatred ground
Inside the atoms that dispersed
A darker shade of brown
You do your worse to say im cursed
Because im black and brown
The puzzle is a landing place
Of hue origins found
A map of gathered ground
Of dark color abound
The doves are beautiful
The raven is the least
With your blind eyes you look upon
My color as the beast
Sip slow the water from the well
Be it lukewarm at best
And never look upon my skin
Akin of that of pest
Its not to say with ego play
Im better than the rest
With human heart my friend I say
His story checkered chess
The puzzle is a landing place
Of civilization found
A map of gathered ground
Portrayed the upside down
Copyright © Johnny Sumler | Year Posted 2022
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