Color Unchained

America my hue should not matter, still it does/

Though I wish we could pontificate on how great we could be/

I hope for us to only see the beating hearts inside you and me/

I know we can rise above the racist stereotype that the world depicts us to be/

If only we could close our eyes and touch each other’s skin/

Then rejoice in the struggle and warmth within/

If only we could hear each other’s laughter and our kids playing with one another/

Maybe we could put the guns away and make hugs matter again/

Maybe we could hold each other in an embrace that could momentarily erase the pain of losing our mothers and fathers/

I know we can be better without canceling everything different/

Because different is what makes us - US/

Add a A and you can feel the red, white and blue/

You can taste the apple pie and turkey/

Can we acknowledge that our past is imperfect?/

Our justice system needs work/

But without the hurt we would not know joy/

Can we walk in the darkness together and break free in the sunlight?/

Then smile as one nation when our color gets - UNCHAINED!