SOME OF “US,” THERE IS NO “THEM” WE ARE ALL ONE

SOME OF “US,” 

THERE IS NO “THEM”           WE ARE ALL ONE 

Some of US are peaceful

Some of US are violent

Some of US say potaato and some of US say potahto

Some of US have names like Jackie, John, Shaniqua, Lavon

Some of US speak Ebonics

Some of US have silky blonde hair

Some of US have kinky black hair

Some of US are bald

Some of US live in ghettos

Some of US are homeless

Some of US couldn’t swim in public swimming pools

Some of US started riots in the streets

Some of US shot each other

Some of OUR ancestors were enslaved

Some of OUR ancestors were slave owners

Some of US were denied the right to vote

Some of US feel out of place with people who have different skin tones

Some of US are single mothers

Some of OUR brothers, sons, husbands are stopped by the police because they are driving expensive cars

Some of US are more likely to die of covid-19

Some of US are angry

Some of US are scared

Some of US are sad

Some of US have pale skin

Some of US have dark skin

Some of US have medium toned skin because OUR grandmothers were raped

Some of US are in Portland, Oregon protesting and destroying property

Some of US are abused about OUR skin color, because of the abuser’s beliefs

Some of US believe dark skin color makes US less worthy of respect

Some of US respect ourselves

Some of US respect everybody

Some of US have killed people because of the color of their skin

Some of US are unaware that we are all one

Some of US marched in Selma, Alabama

Some of US get beaten by police

Some of US get sickle cell anemia

Some of US are afraid to walk down a dark street

Some of US believe guns will keep US safe

Some of US earn less money than others

Some of US mourn John Lewis’s death

Some of US are afraid of trouble

Some of US make “Good Trouble”

Some of US love our children

Some of US fear for our children

Some of US are peaceful

Some of US are angry and hateful

Some of US care deeply

All of US want love and peace of mind

All of US are worthy of love and peace of mind

There is no THEM                                                                                        

                                                                                                                           Jackie McCullough, July 27, 2020