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Blacks, Whites and Browns

You are either black, white or brown. Not yet, don't frown at this myopic poem It's just a momentary flicker of thoughts Read till its home Else don't dare judge. I was saying, When you look, this is what you may see. People come in black, white and brown shading At least, that's what the eyes reveal So our treatment of each other follow these same shadings; Black, white and brown. "Blacks are dubious and evil Whites are righteous, just a little corny Browns are drug lords and...... something," don't ask me. Racial conflict Each struggling to be distinct Superiority tussle Utter show of psychological and mental muscle. Complexity expunging simplicity Even the weaver-spider is now entangled in its weaving. If we will but wear our true and innocent eyes, Everything we look perfect and right But we have all lost our minds Even flat grounds now make  tedious climb. We are neither blacks, whites nor browns We are just human beings, Hum

Be Human

When the earth quakes Even the sea is not safe Death lurks around every turn and caves When the aged curses Beware, even a tree on a bank withers Even the most eloquent stutters When a child cries The heavens is summoned And all the earth is cautioned When humanity falters And yet lack the humanity to admit same Beware for we are just at the bend before our shame. Make the mistakes then Just don't make excuses for them Just scurry and scout for the lesson therein.