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COLOR OF SKIN

WE ALL ARE HERE TO BE IN PEACE AND LIVE FREELY
IN A WORLD THAT ONLY GOD HIMSELF CAN SAVE 
WHY DO WE JUDGE AND HATE
IS IT THE COLOR OF SKIN THAT YOU SEE
LOOKING ON THE OUTSIDE BUT NEVER LOOKIN IN ME
IN ME YOU WILL FIND LOVE FOR YOUR KIND AND LOVE FOR MINE
MANY WILL NEVER SEE OR NEVER KNOW WHAT IT COST TO MAKE ME GROW
LIFE AND DEATH IS HELD WITHIN THE TONGUE 
SO WHEN YOU SAY HATEFUL WORDS ARE YOU NOT THE ONE THAT IS WRONG
AND NEVER FORGET ABOT THOSE BABIES THAT ARE WATCHING AND SEEING
DONT YOU THINK THAT THEY ARE ANGRY
BEING TREATED UNFAIRLY AND NOT GIVEN A SECOND CHANCE
SOME ARE DYING BY SOMEONE ELSES HAND
OUR SKIN COLOR SHOULD REALLY NOT MATTER 
BUT ITS JUST THAT THAT DIVIDE US 
LEARN TO LOVE LOVE TO CARE FOR YOUR FELLOW MAN 
STAND FOR RIGHT EVEN IF
THE COLOR OF SKIN

Copyright © Shirley Mwaura | Year Posted 2024

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