White Power [Poem]

White power.

Side effects like crack powder.

Birthed in a pool of rage

fueled by hate

& black dollars

A color that the Bible defines

as “purity”

but scrutiny against unity?

it spells “coward”.

look at one another

take a look, sisters and brothers.

Is it not so

That we both

possess souls,

thumbs, and mothers?

even 'mongst our own kinds

still, we are each distinguished,

carefully thought out,

hand-crafted & uniquely gifted

but somewhere along,

our humanity has drifted

& the atmosphere of love and hate

I’d say

Has greatly shifted

how much different is a man

that tells lies & one who kills?

& is one who smokes cigars

better off

than one who pops pills?

or what advantage gains a man

who has plans & executes,

to one who’s disadvantaged,

ostracized, & minuscule?

The point is that we’re human

we all bleed & have damage,

simultaneously unique,

& need fixing like mechanics

status, or position

paired with “choice”

can turn one savage,

But through the lens of love

our odds 'come

easier to manage.

White Power.