Noble Hues

When I was a little boy and everyone was sharing their favorite color

It was hard for me to say mine because as much as I liked one, I also liked the others

But slowly, over years, I realized purple was the shade I held above the rest

And as this simple truth emerged, it felt like a sin I did NOT want to confess

It was a test

And I wasn't passing

My insecurity was hopelessly grasping

For a more masculine hue that would speak to whom I was really

While my inner judge added that I was being stupid and silly

But my idea of what made a man a “MAN” was at stake

My preference for purple was preferred by the girls, so what of me did this preference make?

Was this evidence pointing to my being the dreaded-don’t say it-homosexual

GAY?

I was a worried child until l I finally grew up, wised up and realized my worry was part of a

Play

By the powers that think they be to make the rest of us see ourselves as less than we

Are

To make us feel small and guilty for being the multi-colored and faceted

Stars

That each of us is

As long as we live

In accordance with our truths and our gifts

Trusting the voices within that uplift

And though I proved not to be gay per se

I learned that if I was, that'd be more than okay

Just as it is that I am the one I happen to be, me

A freaky fellow loving purple and people who also aren't afraid to be

Themselves, despite the fear-based thoughts being peddled in the not-so-free market of perception

My name is Noble and I found my royal color commoner inflection

Point

Please listen and I'll

Anoint

You with these words that are here to empower

Time has slipped off our faces and now is the hour

Noble is my middle name, given by my father to me his fourth son

It's a family name, having been my great grandmother's last, or maiden one

I have reason to believe my ancestors were “legitimate” royalty

And though my kin today ain't regal I’d still say there’s more to be

Explored in this vein of blood pulsing through my heart's imagination

For I don't give credence to crusty paradigms or monarchical fascinations

True power and divine connection are well beyond mankind's hierarchical inventions

Which tend to be intended to be tools of empowerment prevention

For souls like yours and mine which came into this world with very different intentions

Than giving over our control to supposed lords of the land, or commerce, or …

Oh did I mention...

Belief systems and societal conventions

Designed to keep their insidious mind-enslaving structures in place

Pitting religion against religion, man against woman, and race against race?

Well I didn't come here to help hold that kind of space

Not me… I came for love and kindness and grace

For I am a true Noble, as royal as the color that suits my taste

With my purple crown open, atop my head

It’s the seventh chakra where we’re all able to wed

Our maker, the mystery, and all that’s divine

Our halos are open to open our minds

Please do join me and…make haste

For your color is perfect, and your sins are erased