My heart still bleeds the color red
like your ancestors and mine
it still bleeds red…
under the color of my skin
of your skin…
BROWN
BLACK
WHITE
OLIVE
HARD TO DEFINE SKIN TONES
But it still bleeds RED
RED
The color that unifies
humanity
which bleeds
with decades of injustice
Prejudice and Silence
For you see the colors don’t speak
but our actions do
and my heart still bleeds the color red
like your ancestors and mine
and it’s time we listen
we unite against injustice
we unite in peace
and rise with love
for LOVE bleeds RED
when left unheard.

free google image from wallpaper/ poetry copyright neha 2020
June 2, 2020 at 10:01 am
Great!!
June 2, 2020 at 10:30 am
Beautifully written, my heart goes out to the people who are mistreated on the basis of color, gender, race, religion.
People should be treated on how they treat others, and hopefully with a heart full of compassion and empathy.
We need to shift ourselves to a Higher consciousness, and get above discrimination, wars, and violence.
June 5, 2020 at 1:09 pm
yes, thank you so much and I agree we need to employ equality and compassion everywhere!
June 2, 2020 at 12:44 pm
Great choice of words, reflective poem of the feel of the times.
June 5, 2020 at 1:08 pm
Thank you so much!
June 2, 2020 at 3:32 pm
❤ So beautiful, the words and the photo
June 5, 2020 at 1:08 pm
Thank you my friend!
June 2, 2020 at 7:53 pm
Thank you Neha. This is a beautiful, poignant, and wise poem. I hope we wake up to our shared humanity, learning to embrace everyone as beloved family.
June 5, 2020 at 1:08 pm
Thank you so much Brad, I hope so too!
June 2, 2020 at 11:01 pm
geart…
June 5, 2020 at 1:07 pm
Thank you!
June 3, 2020 at 1:16 pm
Lovely .
June 5, 2020 at 1:07 pm
Thank you Cynthia!
June 3, 2020 at 3:03 pm
Such a lovey poem !
Especially, your title is so bold that it attracts me within a while.
June 5, 2020 at 1:10 pm
Thank you so much!
June 3, 2020 at 7:06 pm
Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
June 5, 2020 at 1:07 pm
Thank you Chuck!
June 4, 2020 at 2:27 am
So touching and powerful Neha.
We all hope for better tomorrows…
June 5, 2020 at 1:07 pm
Thank you so much Marie! ❤
June 8, 2020 at 6:25 am
Beautiful!
Regards, Francois
June 9, 2020 at 10:37 am
Thank you so much!
June 10, 2020 at 9:57 am
So deep and enlightening… Nice thoughts!
June 10, 2020 at 10:01 am
Thank you so much!
June 13, 2020 at 5:14 am
Keep Pouring 🙂
June 19, 2020 at 11:59 pm
Thanks for sharing this marvelous truth!
June 21, 2020 at 10:33 am
Thank you for your visits!
June 21, 2020 at 2:04 pm
Very nice piece. It hits on all cylinders!
June 22, 2020 at 9:53 am
Thank you so much!