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many many faces

“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will
not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”  
― Martin Luther King Jr.
 
  
i come from every place  
where dwells the human race  
          afrique, asia  
                 australia  
                           europe, n.a.  
                                  terrain  
 
i am the human race  
i have a human face  
          of ebony  
                 and ivory  
                           and chocolate  
                                         and rouge  
 
i have enchanting eyes  
of rainbow-coloured skies  
          sparkling dark brown  
                 blue velvet crown  
                           deep hazelnut  
                                         and green  
 
my lips smack full with pride  
whereon life's sweet words glide  
          thick lips with songs  
                 thin lips like thongs  
                           wide lips with peace  
                                         deluge
 
 
come to my human breast  
where all life's races nest  
          asymmetric  
                 keen athletic  
                           east-west, slender  
                                         wean mien  
 
my universal hips  
life-over-death eclipse  
          accommodate  
                 one virtuous mate  
                           one curved dance for  
                                         refuge  
 
one drop of human blood  
becomes a gruesome flood  
          if shed in vain  
                 where peace should reign  
                           all blood bleeds deep  
                                         red stain  
   
© Copyright 2021 February 24  
by Clyve A. Bowen♫
Written by cabcool
Published | Edited 25th Feb 2021
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