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You Don'T Like Me Cuz I Am Black Juz Y Iz That

I didn't know I was black
until I was an attack
Why is my color so... indifferent
Why? Am I singled out
I'm a human first
unsaved/saved a child of a living God
What's wrong?
Wit, being brown
Why? Is there prejudice
I guess
No! I know
you don't like ME cuz I AM BLACK
Juz Y iz THAT
1st it's because of sin nature
2nd it's a choice to choose
to be against me you see
We all breathe the same
We all created by God
You have a brain, so do I
I have lungs just like you
We all have in our water and blood
Mandisa says we all bleed the same
Rose up yon Dry bones
White to the marrow, yet soon after months and years of decad
maybe black dust you must become
Outwardly the colour of our skin I judged in
Yet what would happen if just
those of noncolor whom ARE prejudice
What justice would it be it those who are prejudice
Where to see in heaven or hell the colour of their God be 
the colour of the one's you hate and persecute not the shade you are?
Guess what there's no colour God
save you, soul
Embrace and love everyone
My bigoted discriminating non-black brothers

6/5/20
written words by James Edward Lee Sr. ©2020
1st  placePlacement in the contest
I Can’t Breathe Contest
Sponsored by: Richard Lamoureux

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John Watt

Date: 6/15/2020 10:22:00 AM

James, I'm very impressed with this poem, and I congratulate you on your top placement. I agree with you that racism, segregation, bigotry, violence; all comes from our sin nature. We are children of the same loving God, why can't we act like brothers and sisters? God is not a color. I loved your conclusion, "embrace and love everyone". So glad I read this today. Please keep expressing your powerful voice ~ John

James Edward Lee Sr.
Date: 6/15/2020 12:19:00 PM

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 6/15/2020 7:35:00 AM

You are welcome James. Do drop by for a visit.

Beata Agustin

Date: 6/15/2020 2:21:00 AM

Wow! Congrats! God bless you.

James Edward Lee Sr.
Date: 6/15/2020 5:11:00 AM

Thanks! Beata. Blessings unto you and all you do.

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 6/14/2020 10:30:00 AM

Congrats on your first place finish.

James Edward Lee Sr.
Date: 6/14/2020 11:49:00 AM

Thank for all you do, Richard And I thank you for the placement in your contest..Write on James

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 6/6/2020 7:30:00 PM

Hi James, thanks for entering this piece into my contest. Blessings Richard.

James Edward Lee Sr.
Date: 6/14/2020 11:50:00 AM

Thank you, thank you, kind sir James

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 6/6/2020 6:25:00 PM

Hello James, people should learn to live together no matter the skin color. The world should not have prejudice. My best friend was black. She passed away many years ago. i miss her. My friend have a nice evening.

James Edward Lee Sr.
Date: 6/15/2020 5:09:00 AM

Amen, again Amen thank you Darlene