Friendship across the Races

March 27, 2013

You smile at me You speak to me You fight alongside of me Yet we cannot call ourselves friends I worry about you I pray for you I only want the best for you Yet we cannot call ourselves friends We share the same emotions We have the same desires We are of the same human nature Yet we cannot call ourselves friends It is the color of our skin that separates us It is society that separates us It is the law that separates us And we cannot call ourselves friends I will fight for you I will be imprisoned for you I will die for you So that we can call ourselves friends

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obatesMar 27, 2013

I believe that the color of one's skin should not prevent he or she from embarking on any oppurtunity, whether it be a friendship, a career, or anything else.