A song for my siblings

I am not black I am not brown

Nor yellow nor other shades

I am white

With privilege

I am not handicapped

Nor in a wheelchair

I am white

With privilege

I am English

I am European

I am white

With privilege

I am trans

I am old

I am white

With privilege

I suffer too

I suffer from hate

I suffer from discrimination

I am white

I have no choice

You have no choice

My brothers and sisters

We are all the same

Hate destroys and kills

Tolerance wins

Love conquers

We are all the same

We fight for justice

We fight for breath

We care

We link arms

Being black, brown, yellow or white

Is never a choice

Nor is being LGBT

We are who we are

Stand proud

Embrace all your siblings

Throw away hate

Look in the mirror

And smile...with love.

Pauline Smith, Manchester England