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Gray Face

October 21, 2009
By Blackal GOLD, Tulsa, Oklahoma
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live life to the fullest

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This is what you see me as,
This color in my face.
You call me white all the time,
But remind you it’s not a race.
Put a mouth upon my lips,
A nose, some eyes, ears, a face,
Then paint my whole body gray,
And tell me of my place.
I can’t help what God made me,
But my personality can change.
If everyone was the same color,
Would we still think the same about race?

© Julie S., Marblehead, MA

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poeticspirit12334 PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 16 2010 at 11:08 am
poeticspirit12334 PLATINUM, Groesbeck, Texas
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Wearing a Christian T-shirt, and a cross necklace does NOT make you a Christian. , &quot;For I know the plans I have for you,&quot; declares the Lord &quot;They are plans to give you a hope and a future.&#039;&#039; Jeremiah 29:11

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i really love this... i belive that you are a great person... and i dont even know you! you seem like a great person because you have a telent you have found a way to use it! i lvoe all of your stuff

 

mutekid016 GOLD said...
on Dec. 1 2009 at 8:16 am
mutekid016 GOLD, Gap, Pennsylvania
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Cool and totally true!
jennee21_ann GOLD said...
on Nov. 2 2009 at 6:56 pm
jennee21_ann GOLD, Helper, Utah
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this is great! :) i loved how you used the color gray to eluminate the "race factor". lol, it's very clever :D and everything in the poem is true. the rhythm is great and the flow is amazing! :) i like the question you posed at the end....more people should read this :) great poem!! check out some of my work if you could, i would love your opinion. great work...5 stars :)