Hold Hands

Are we divided with deliberation,

so split into good and bad,

into black and white?

Are we a racist creation?

Is war a deliberation,

seen by some as good, others as bad?

Is it a mood that is our creation,

put here deliberately, so to divide?

Blood is red, whether skin is black or white.

I gay, I straight, I somewhere in between.

Yet all our red hearts say:

bah-bom, bah-bom, bah-bom.

Gay, straight, black, white

and colours of a rainbow?

Am I to be mocked for wishing

to see our many-coloured hands unite?

(10 Jan 2004)

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

An older poem Andrew, and such a good one too. There is far more that unites us than divides us. We are all different in our own ways. Let there be love, let there be tolerance. We are all part of the human race.

Chris

[Stella Armour]

You are not to be mocked at all , but in some circles people cannot see shades of colour, and there both good and bad in every colour of skin ...

[Rick]

This is such a great topic of discussion. It is so important for us to be reminded about the importance of unity, for in unity comes our greatest strength. Thank you for sharing this with us. It is beautiful and flows smoothly. A pleasure to read.

[Andrew John]

Many thanks for your thoughts, Rick.