Connect the Dots

Please don’t judge me 
By the color of my skin     
Not all white people     
Are guilty of the sins     
    
Committed against our     
Black, yellow, red and brown     
Brothers and sisters     
Constructed to keep them down     
    
My love is no different than yours     
My brown sister brother     
Please don’t disregard me     
And look away   
    
My pallid complexion     
Is not a reflection     
Of what is in my heart     
    

    
I won’t foolishly say     
That I do not see color     
Only a fool would say such a thing     
Clothed in this pallor     
    
My life has not been easy     
My blood is on many hands   
Let’s not compare our sufferings     
Sister girl and brother man     
    
Let us both celebrate     
Both the victories and the sorrows     
And teach our children     
Hope for their tomorrows

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