
You hate...
life hurts so you seek blame
the house of cards you diligently built
on a foundation of privilege
and entitlement you brought
from ancestors who forced their highness
over a land and it’s brown people
empowered by their skin’s lightness
we understand
surrender is painful
vulnerability stinks alright
giving it all up
the perks, the pride the bragging right
all for love of humanity
the truth of oneness, of equality
hence why you stand stiff and tight
green with envy, red with anger
not so majestic in your white light
we get it
terrified egos stuck in
primitive states- of afraid and jealous
Where reality is distorted
“the right to prosper is like a hot pie
slice and serve me, my lookalikes and I
and of course
it’s Jose’s fault that I’m jobless”
we understand
It’s hard to let go
of what’s been yours and only yours
for far too long
blacks know their worth
immigrants and succeeding
women of color are rising
It all may look threatening
but if for once
you defied your programming
decided to not see color and creed
saw Fatima beyond her veil
and Mohamed beyond his beard
It may just sort out that selfish greed
that lines the guts of insecurity
after all
we are all human beings first
unsure, fearful yet with hope
trying to survive and prosper
yearning for love in a desperate thirst
from beyond the natural and one other
navigating life on the earth boat
literally in it together
sink or float