PostPoems Be Artistic. Be Creative. Be Inspired!

you told me I was special

told me I was unique

that I could do anything

if only I believed.

in myself?

in the colour of my skin?

in all of the self-beguiling images

that you put in my head?

i'm not Martin Luther King

none need take the knee

If you can’t speak the

Truth in love

To all children of Adam and Eve

I wasn’t born with no

Silver spoon

and sister I’m not your enemy

I'll grant you your pain

If you grant me my

Individuality

You see when it comes to it

You’re no different than me

We all wear the skin we were born in

Born white, born black

Born free