Beautiful Brown Skin by Karen Gibson Roc

I AM THAT LITTLE GIRL CLOTHED IN
BEAUTIFUL BROWN SKIN
SMILING FROM BEHIND GROWN UP EYES
WANTING ONLY TO ERASE THE TIES
TO THE DECEIPT
THAT CAUSES
HATE
AND A DESTRUCTIVE RISE – ING
ON HIGH NESTS
ABOVE THE REST
--
WITHIN THIS TIME
LOVE IS WEEPING
FROM THE UNTYING
THE COMPARING
COLOR OF SKIN
FORGETTING
WE ARE HUMAN
AKIN
TO BEING THE SAME AS EACH OTHER
SEE
WE ARE MOTHERS
FATHERS
SONS AND
DAUGHTERS
--
WITHIN THIS TIME
TRUTH IS DYING AS
TOO MANY OF US
HOLD FAST
TO THINGS THAT MEAN NOTHING
THINGS THAT
GLAMORIZE
THE PRIZE OF HAPPINESS
ON THE OUTSIDE
WHEN REAL JOY
IS SHARED
TOGETHER
FROM THE INSIDE
--
WITHIN THIS TIME
SOCIETY IS BLEEDING
AND WATCHING
POWER
TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THE MEEK
BECAUSE
MANY OF US ARE ASLEEP
DEEP
IGNORING THE BITTER
TASTE OF THE SWEET
FRUIT
GIVEN
SEE
I AM THAT LITTLE GIRL CLOTHED IN
BEAUTIFUL BROWN SKIN
SMILING FROM BEHIND GROWN UP EYES
WANTING ONLY TO ERASE THE TIES
TO THE DECEIPT
THAT CAUSES
HATE
AND A DESTRUCTIVE RISE – ING
ON HIGH NESTS
ABOVE THE REST
(C) 2018 kgr

photo: Joshua June