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PAINT US COLOURLESS

Paint us colourless

Former and builder, please paint us colourless

Let us be like water

Seeing each of our shadows in us to the latter

To make our hearts reason better

Paint us colourless

Master Craftsman, oh Great Artist

Let us be like mirrors

Seeing our reflections in each other to the latter

To make our judgements objective and better

III

Paint us colourless

All Knowing Seer

And trash the theory of labelling and racism

Let us be like each other, bouncing hurts to make senders taste

To make peace the king in this realm

Paint us colourless

Make us colourless

Mould us colourless

Colourless is what will shave our claws

And make our hands shaking-worthy

Tags #AFRICAN POETS, #GHANAIAN POETS, POEMS ABOUT RACISM, POETRY.

By amoafowaa

Just a simple Ghanaian trying to find the best in our society. I may be fun, I may be interesting, I may be funny, I may even be foolish or intelligent, but it is all based on the mood in which you find yourself. I believe our minds make us who we are. Know that, pain, no matter its 'unbearability', is transient. Unburden or delight yourself for a while in my writings please. And all corrections, advice and opinions are welcome. Know that you are the king, queen or royal on this blog. :)

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8 replies on “PAINT US COLOURLESS”

Make us accepting and loving of one another. Change our hearts so that we may see the beauty in every beautiful color of human being…all the colors reflected in water, reflecting our maker…

I hate racism too. It’s just stupid. You did a great job making a wonderful poem out of something so painful.

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Thanks Pam. I don’t get why we bicker over colour when we hold same content too.

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To me, the diversity of human beings is a wonderful part of God’s creation. It’s to be enjoyed and celebrated. We would do much better to accept all people as having equal value and stop seeking power over others by continuing the pecking order. Our equal value is the reality. The rest is hog-wash.

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True Pam. Point well made. Greed for power, I think, makes humans who have acquired knowledge in some fields or special abilities seek to subdue those who are not in their know how zone. Respect flee as those people seek godship prominence. Once perceived ignoramuses gain knowledge, they rebel and cry “rights” causing a war which is unnecessary. Whatever our preferences in life, whatever our aspirations, I think living to the fullest is all we need to show great footprints not fighting over mere variations in complexion. Thanks for sharing my thoughts.

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