Love's True Colors

Poor young man Just loving wasn’t wrong And still they took your life They said “You don’t belong” Not only did they take your life They took your human right Not because of anything you did But because your skin wasn’t white You lay silent and still A victim of human fault Your mother’s heart in pieces Unable to stop the assault All you wanted that day Was a chance to belong And even though they told you no You stood determined, proud and strong You knew that your color Did not define your love That your heart beat steady Like everyone’s does But the men in that town They just did not see That if they would just accept You’d all be truly free That white, blonde haired girl Felt no different than you felt But still you were judged By the cards that you’d been dealt You shared the same thoughts Deserved the same freedoms But when it came to the end It was you attacked by demons Not the demons in the books you read Or those cast out by the lord But the neighbors who committed sins Your hometown had ignored The times were different But the judgment stays the same If we can raise awareness We can extinguish hatred’s flame