Friends of Brother's

They can smell the coffee beans
under my skin.

 

That caramel color that kinks my hair
and shapes me into a coke bottle.

 

I can see in their vanilla bean eyes,
there's no room for difference.

 

Too many flavors,
and now we're all uncomfortable.

 

Standing behind slurs
and stereotypes,

 

I am the token
to change.

 

Their marshmellow smiles
bide time in ways of worry.

 

I'll taint the blood line,
"He was wrong her eyes are embered."

 

Yet they still stand looking
for the blue cockles of my gaze.

 

"Lilies don't come in any other colors do they?"
saying "don't" and meaning "shouldn't".

 

Pulling apart my cogs and gears,
letting all my steam turn to condensation,

 

Fogging windows
and mirrows alike.

Reviews

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

Trying to fit in when people won't let you........This is beyond excellent. Why can't we see past the outside and see the heart on the inside? It doesn't matter what flavor we are, inside we are all basically the same.......this one brought tears to my eyes. I do realize that this is not just about chocolate or vanilla flavors this is about the taste of the two of them in the same cone.

[Zeitgeist Manifesto]

What a crazy world we live in. The only thing we should care about is that the people we love have found someone to protect them and keep them happy. Its sad when people are so brainwashed with nonsense. I took from this poem, the pressure of walking on rice paper...knowing that even the smallest mistake will "justify" their stereotyping and inspire "I tried to tell you" comments. It even spoke to me about having to pick and choose battles for fear that anger that is provoked will be used against you to "prove" stereotypes correct. You pull so many social problems out of this bag. Its funny how people cant understand that DNA does not make a person. The vast differences in the personalities of identical twins should have taught us that.

[Jeremy Baker]

A timeless message, well constructed and written with such verve and passion. More please!