All Lives Matter

We are all a darker shade of white
A common history
Binds us all in experiences
That have been cruel   unjust  downright criminal
We look upon each other  with

Competing words
Weapons with which we wound
Endured over centuries
Written shadows on the wall of time
Visible but obscured
As if one is better than the other
All painful  tragic  unforgettable grievous

We need to rise above
This pettiness that separates us
Makes us inequal in each other's eyes
And keeps us imbalanced  isolated alone

We cannot change the threads of time
Weathered stained with years of chaos
But can strive to unite
In a common goal
To make the world

The place that it deserves to be
A utopia of dreams
We yearn to be free
Lifting our hearts
Besides that golden door
Following a tidal wave
Scars left long ago
A road map from the soul
Of those who came before

Presently,
We have one common enemy-----hate
That strikes the heart like daggers of ice
That strikes the mind like nails on a coffin
Death floats taking those dear to us
To be lost in a sea of nameless faces
Leaving us dumbfounded
Searching for a glimpse   a sign
That let's us go where no one
Has gone before
Leaving the path of resentment
To travel the road of forgiveness
To a celebration of all lives