Connect the Dots

Please don’t judge me  
By the color of my skin    
Not all white people    
Are guilty of the sins    
   
Committed against our    
Black, yellow, red and brown    
Brothers and sisters    
Constructed to keep them down    
   
My love is no different than yours    
My brown sister brother    
Please don’t disregard me    
And look away  
   
My pallid complexion    
Is not a reflection    
Of what is in my heart    
   
   
   
   
I won’t foolishly say    
That I do not see color    
Only a fool would say such a thing    
Clothed in this pallor    
   
My life has not been easy    
My blood is on many hands  
Let’s not compare our sufferings    
Sister girl and brother man    
   
Let us both celebrate    
Both the victories and the sorrows    
And teach our children    
Hope for their tomorrows