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Forgive
the color our skin
but we were born that way,
it really is unfortunate
that it won't go away
Our skin is what's responsible
for all the ills on earth,
yet it's never proven anything
especially a man's worth
How would it be if we could change
our skins to a different color,
maybe then we'd really see
how we look to one another
An accident of birth is all
that causes black or white,
but color shouldn't enter in
to what is wrong or right
Color should not be the code
that's blamed for all our sins,
and no one should apologize
for the color of one's skin
Whiteness doesn't ruin a man
nor blackness
set apart,
the only thing important is
what's inside of a man's heart.
© d.knape
January
27, 2015
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