By Freya Anastasia Hatfield
You and I, we are the same
The only difference is the colour of our skin
We bleed the same blood and walk the same earth
The only difference is the colour of our skin
We both have the same skeleton, we both have the same veins
The only difference is the colour of our skin
I walk down a street no one looks at me or asks questions
You walk down a street you get called at, spat at, even shot at
The only difference is the colour of our skin
I walk into a shop I don’t get judged, I don’t get looked at
You walk into a shop, and all eyes are on you
The only difference is the colour of our skin
There is no reason as to why this has to be
The only difference is the colour of our skin
You still breathe the same air as me
You feel the same love
You feel the same pain
Yet you have more unjust
You have more fear
It’s not OK
The only difference is the colour of our skin
For thousands of years, we have walked the same earth
We have walked the same paths
Eaten from the same ground
Yet because of my colour, I have more rights
That is not OK
It’s not OK that I can walk freely without being second-guessed
Without being questioned about my actions
No need to be scared when I walk out of the door
The only difference is the colour of our skin
Yet every day you fear what might happen
That is not OK
We are one race
We are the human race
No colour defines who we are
We are the human race
No religion, no ethnicity, and no differences
We are the human race
We have many colours, we have many ethnicities
But we have only one race
We are the human race
The colour of our skin shouldn’t change that
We first are human
Second family
And third, all live on this planet
We all walk the same earth
Breathe the same air
We are the human race
Stop the colour discrimination
Stop the colour privilege
Stop the racism
We are one race
We are the human race,
We have many coloured skins,
We have many ethnicities,
Many religions and many beliefs
No skin colour should be classed as higher
No life should be classed as more valuable
No breath of air should be seen as more worthy
Because of the colour of your skin
No life should be feared
No life more so in danger
No life jeopardised because of the colour of your skin
We are one race
Many colours
And every life is worthy
Everyone the same justice
Everyone the right to not live in fear
We are one race
No colour above another
No life above another
No ones right to breath above another
We are sisters and brother
Brothers and sisters
We are human
We are one race
We are the human race
Little author note. Please feel free to share this blog post, I think there are a lot of people who need to see this poem. I hope everyone is still staying safe, especially if you are protesting stay safe and social distance where you can.
As always thank you for reading love always Thinking out loud xx :D
