Skin Color

All these colors I never saw before burn at my eyes
and I can’t take them away now that you pointed them out
skin color stands out like a sore thumb in the media

“Black man shot by local cop. Claimed the man had a gun.
and everyone is trying so hard to have their opinions heard
but no one can hear them over the gun shots
and the crying families all over America who lost their sons
or their daughters. The ones who were denied
and I’ve sat here so silently in my privilege afraid to speak out
but enough is enough and it’s time to help
so I will stand beside every black family in america and
we will try to win this fight