Birth Rights
He was born brown with a predisposition to high blood pressure and hard times
She was born white with a presumption of beauty, goodness, and grace
He carried a knife to school for self-defense
She inherited the crown of homecoming queen
He fought brown-skinned people in foreign lands
She gave birth to the future fair-skinned leaders
He refused to stand for the national hymn
She will never understand him
or the rights that create wrongs
The Piker Press moderates all comments.
Click here for the commenting policy.