#AllOfUsAreBlood

They told us we couldn’t be friends

We were not supposed to be close

Did we have too many differences in the end?

In your silence you taught me the most

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Violence from white to black our friendship stole 

Couldn’t take the risk of the bond with a white girl

From that I learned the power in life of race’s role

We needed the dignity and force of unity in our world

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On the television I watched as we stood strong

Humanity crying out for real and lasting change

Strong black leaders calling us away from wrong

My parents ignorant prejudice so very vast in range

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In junior high we were polarized by senseless rape

Our togetherness divided and disillusioned

Parents threatened to send me away the riots to escape

O my God there was so much chaos and confusion

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Through it all I felt our essential oneness

That truly we are of the same blood and I held on

Routing out the traces of ancestral self righteousness

Focusing on the truth of this Day’s unifying Sun

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Time again to peacefully stand for the truth

Take to the streets with strength and honor

Arm in arm together we shall not be moved

We must address these crimes against our brothers

It is time.

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This is written in response to a challenge put forth by http://oneness.org and http://facebook/Moaninsuns.com

Asking for art, stories, poems or just our experiences with deadly racism (all racism is deadly) shared on any social media with the #AllOfUsAreBlood

A great way to bring us together through our commonalities! 

One planet, one people, please.