The World's Call

Racism is man's gravest threat to man - the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason. -Abraham Heschel

It’s not about the color black and white

Or even the parties gathered at the night

The symbolic flags and a country's Divine

Is not the mere basis or such triumph sign

 

Unity is a word that rarely can be achieved

For the bias judgment is culled in their crib

Wars were created yet compromise was not

And the reigning prejudice is still on the plot

 

They say we live in a self-named democracy

Yet where is the justice against this impiety?

Till a crow turns white or the stars go down?

Till the tarnished regime is hailed with crown

 

As the nations wait for the righteous revision

For racism is sometimes a misread perception

They say fairness is just easier said than done

Yet the world must believe that we can be one

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Equality is a on going battle. This USA government like to create ghosts and hate to blind the USA citizen from the truth. We will pay 460 billion on interest on our deficit. We have one in six with not enough food. 1.2 trillion on war. Easy to find a race to blame. Only terror we should fear is a government that wants to control all things. I pray in the next election we kick out the dead weight and bring in leaders who have concern for hunger, education and peace. A powerful poem. Made old Coyote think.
Coyote

[khalid]

isnt it really strange that we all come from one man and one woman despite all the conflict happening amongst us according to differences of race, color or religion? i hate racial descrimination, i hate all kinds of discrimination. but i like how you expressed that in your great poem here! thank you

[Amanda]

What a nice poem Thrinna!You have penned this wonderfully and with a great essence of wisdom.

[Amata Luna]

What a nice poem Thrinna. This is great. I'm thinking of so many things while reading this one and you did a great job of invoking such emotions into everyone. True, it's not about our color or the country where we live, if we will just look at it, truly we can be one. Well thought. Well said. Well done. All penned down. :)

[Raven Starhawk]

You have penned this wonderfully and with a great essence of wisdom. I liked it most of for its message. If only people would stop to consider the words you have penned, harnessed the message and practiced it, I think this world would be a much better place.

[PerlySunflower]

Equality is the soul of liberty....well said

[Sleeping Maiden]

Beautiful poem with such a topic! I love it. It's hard to gain equality sometimes even in this century. But i totally agree on your piece here. Color shouldn't matter at all. We're all humans with different beliefs and cultures is all. =)
And I agree with Coyote Poetry. -sigh- I hope in the next election, we can get someone who can actually bring us out from this economy that plungered... so low..
I love the search for peace and concern for humanity! Wonderful poem!

[Tai]

Brilliant poem, very clever indeed! I love your experiments with vocabulary, it is nice. Rhyme scheme is a bit confusing depending on where your accent originates from, but that is of little concern! After all, you can't change someone's accent in a snap, right?
Swaying off topic. I loved the third stanza and your little wordplay with white crows and descending stars, that was a very beautiful symbol.
Amazing job, once again, and 'tis always a pleasure to read pieces from you. Keep it up!

[Libby]

Very well written c: 100 for sure.