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For Change
We are
riddled by the past,
misguided by the influence
of views that last,
still scratching up
to rip open old scars
and defend a future
we think is ours,
shadowed by the need
to destroy and harass.
The view from this side of the glass
is bittersweet;
I'm protected,
but never at ease,
guarded by naivete,
stuck in a colorblind world
that sees in shades of
black or white,
perfect or broken,
always or never.
Whatever
we do
seems like hypocrisy.
But what is the danger,
freedom or authority?
No matter what I see,
through chaos and melee,
and everything I know
of human nature,
I still believe
that we can grow
despite our flaws.
And so,
I wait for the break.
I drop into the pause
and look beneath
to discover a world that is
more than skin deep.
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I wrote this in light of recent events in Charlottesville. I have the hope that, despite past events, we will find the courage and wisdom to rise above racism and discrimination.