Peel back the skin and see....….

Very powerful

Edward Keith, thank you so much! Pleased that it was well received by you! Appreciate the subscribe! ;)  
I'll be visiting you soon....

....sadly, racism will still be here when we're dead and gone, when our children are dead and gone and when our children's -children are dead and gone, and on and on. :(  So anything remotely close to regarding hatred of race will always be applicable, unfortunately. Thank you for sharing, and the lovely comment Lady T!  Pen Salute! (sounds familiar) :)

Great write. Not African but you hit the marks with descriptive paths into a true medaforic ancestral past.

Hi Sam, good to see you friend. Thank you for sharing your lovely thoughts. Appreciate the visit. :)

in particular, I enjoyed your lines regarding sex,
which has no barriers: when two are attracted in lust,
they connect. should be like that in all social involvement.
your beauty sparkles w/o masks, Rain...

Thank you John for your wonderful sage. :) I completely agree with you, but those who are blinded by skin color, implement said barriers and detest the thought of even lusting after an ethnic group other than their own, unless of course they're back on the plantation, being used. o_O I’ve always been of the belief that love is such an innocent, vulnerable, child-like emotion. It sees no hatred, doesn’t care how rich you are or your cultural background, doesn’t judge you on how attractive or educated you are. Love just…….loves. :)

Rain, for years I have been trying to peel back the layers of hatred that humans cling to as comfort from their fear. What so many refuse to accept is that each and every human on Earth is descended from Africans. Had our ancestors not ventured out of Africa to Europe and Asia, we would all still be living there and we would all have black skin. Hatred is found everywhere that someone looks different. It's a completely superficial fear based emotion that human brains are capable of overcoming. I have and if I can, so can everyone else. I am not super-human with some extra-sensory perception. If I had a super power, it would be to let everyone I meet see through my eyes, for they are the windows to my soul, and my soul can see we are all the same underneath...
JJ

Hey JJ, thank you for your astute, profound and nicely stated commentary. Love your soul! :) Many don’t know the origin and genesis of where it all began. I look at racism being this huge tree with massive malicious branches of different forms of discrimination; feeding off fears, inferior and superior complex, bigotry, racialism, reverse racism, prejudice, the list goes on. A heart full of hate has no room to squeeze change in it….gotta’ create room by at least removing some of the poison. I’m humbled you decided to keep her!

A very powerful, raw, and honest piece. Sadly, still necessary to point it all out.

I love it all but I really adore these 2 pieces!!
wiping tears with a-  
handkerchief of oppression’s remains.  

I’ve never once discriminated underneath covers,  
my thighs divide and provide an equal opportunity...  

^^sheer brilliance, Rain!

Miki, I get giddy when I inhale your perfumed-presence on my page. ;)  I’m happy you like those lines, and yes, it’s sad that this is still very much relevant; a war with humanity's ignorance. Appreciate the gaze of your eyes crossing my ink, thank you!

If eyes were blind what beauty we would find in people we could not conceive with eyes we use to see

T, I absolutely love your statement! It should be patented! ;) What a beautiful world we would live in, if we were color-blind! Love having your mental-artistry staining my walls. Adore that you’re keeping her! Pens up!

shiiiiiiiiiite
i agree with miki, brilliant but disheartening that it's necessary/relevant in this day and age...
... had me a run in with racists oggling my gorgjus nigerian daddy not so long ago meh feckers dunno what they're missin' i tell ya
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love your mind, rainylady
xo

My smile is always so wide when you pirouette and grande Jeté your pretty-little-self across my lineless floor, with a positive flow that lets me know you understand exactly what I’m talking about. ;) Thankya dancedoll! xo

Nobody excavates a topic quite like you Rain... this just brims with compassion truth and creativity.... you are indeed a beautiful welcoming soul my dear.. yes you are... much blessings to you always

Naaj

Naajir, coming from an amazing, cognitively creative poet like yourself, I can’t help but blush at your approval. :)  
I appreciate you so much! Pen Praise~

"if you saw blue eyes, blonde hair with white face  
then peeled back a layer…  
revealing sun-kissed skin, brown eyes of African race,  
*Would you look at me differently?*  


Sadly Tara some still would. Having had to deal with racism in it's ugliest, most murderous form, your poem sent tears to my eyes. I hate remembering. Powerful write m'lady and it needs to be said, taught and preached until attitudes change.

Oh Tony darlin’, I hate you’ve experienced this in such a devastating way that left scarred memories. Truthfully, I’ve had my share of it, but I’ve used it to motivate me over the years and teach my son to become a productive young man in society that understands what’s expected of him as a black man in this world. And I’m thankful his entire life he has been exposed to all races. Thank you hun...

Dam Dam Dam! real talk, sadly it seems to have spiked the last few years, the amount of internet racists (among other cowards) is astounding... another dazzling drop from Rain...

hey luv, I don’t think I’ve noticed the spike via internet Dean because I monitor my surroundings and the people in my cyber world closely, and if I sense anything negative, I move on from them. I don’t log on the internet to deal with drama and hatred when real life offers its own tribulations.*Your understanding words always brings warmth.* :)

Sweet Rain......these type of writes should never even have to be written let alone a reality in life.......I see no color in souls......only the heart under the skin.....I think that's how it's supposed to be......great job expressing thoughts on a touchy subject......purple hugs & luv xo :)

Hey lovely one! :) That’s the thing, it is reality and we can’t hide from it, it’s going to be there rather we speak about it or not. I’m so happy to hear from you pprincess. Your vibe is missed when you go MIA. Thank you....xo

awesome delivery of truth and wisdom beginning to end... and the picture fit perfectly with your words... happy friday Rain keep flowing that inferno :)

Very kind of you monsieur Magic! ;) I'm really pleased this ink was given a warm reception because its not a subject most want to touch. Glad you like the picture, I love it too! Wishing you a happy-healthy-fun Friday yourself! Pen love~

Excellent work Rain!  I think the physical and cultural differences are to be celebrated, not feared.  It's sad that so many are reluctant to peel back the skin, at least make the effort.  It's their loss and potentially someone else's pain.  A very eloquent take on a difficult subject...

"I think the physical and cultural differences are to be celebrated, not feared"<--Oh man, Crow! If only we all could agree with this profound statement! People don't like what they don't understand! I love your thought regarding this subject. Thank you for the lovely statement...

Rain.....mo Chara chotha`imid.....

This is such an impassioned piece......poignant.....powerful.....persuasive !!

It is soo disheartening to think that prejudice, racism, bigotry, and discrimination are still just as alive, and well, in our 21st Century, as they were for centuries past! Sadly, as human beings we fail to overcome our fears.....prefer to hold onto our conditioned  teachings and irrational ways of thinking that have been handed down, generation, after generation.....(.innocent children are born as a tabula rasa---a blank slate--and yet, sadly, there are those significant adults in their lives who continue carve their same hurtful prejudices upon these "blank slates"........and so the cycle continues....).....

Maybe one day, we ALL can " s e e " with our souls.....(rather than with eyes clouded with hatred and prejudice).....only then will hearts heal.

I so admire the inspiration of your ink!!!....

hey my sweet DarkE! I absolutely love your wonderful comment. I was listening to the laughter, some young slang talk and chatter about girls all while my son was shooting hoops with his friends in the backyard. These friends/neighbors blue and green eyes, yet they were raised to not see color. I've watched them grow over the years and every time they hang out over here; get hungry, thirsty and start raiding my refrigerator, I'm yelling at all of them to 'wash their damn hands, first!  It wasn't a white or black thing, it was a young man thang'. :) The reflection made me revisit this write. Thank you lovely one! :)

This is a beautiful statement Rain..and sadly very relevant to what is happening in society .... I prefer to look at people as works of art,  we are all beautifully unique and different,  Thank God...and what lies beneath the surface is far more important ... To just love everybody is such a hard concept for people...

A lot of people just can't get pass the skin color to see what lies beneath, Je! Sadly, it will never change. You have such a beautiful soul jemac, it's easy to envision you looking at people as works of art. ;) Thank you gorgeous!

I Can Relate To This Poem , I Have A Poem Similar to This. Love This Poem And I Feel Your Pain And Where Your Coming From. Amazing poem,Rain1courtel

hey there Harley, I'm so pleased that you enjoyed this poem and felt my emotions through my verbs. Thank you so much and appreciate your poetic support.....  :)

Speachless beautiful one
I would never think of you as anything other than amazing

....my heart flutters at the notion, G! :) Your words are soothing to my skin.... Thankya! xo

"Harmonize two hues of paints and watch them blend,  
an outcome more gorgeous then it first begin.  "

Favorite piece of this beautiful puzzle... poem.

-GroovSteroids

Thank you GS! Appreciate you reading my words. Will be sure to check you out.....

hey there Gabe, thank you hon, appreciate ya......