Standing White Before You
I see you all ~ brown, yellow, red and white skinned people.
I see you all as equal.
So, I ask you, what do you see, when you look at me?
As I stand here white before you…
Is this what you see … The color of my skin?
Do you see me?
What assumptions do you make?
As I stand here white before you…
If I stood here with my Chilean grandmother, would you see my Hispanic heritage?
Or is it only me … Standing white before you?
If I stood with my Black husband by my side ~ My Black, Brown and Cherokee children…
What would you see?
A wife? A mother? A maker of multiracial children? A cacophony of colors?
Or simply me, standing white before you?
When I present my biological father’s other biological children ~ who also happen to be…
My Asian brother and three Asian sisters.
Do you see me differently? ~ Or is it me standing white before you? …
When will you see, what you don’t see?
Do you see color?
Do you see me?
About the Creator
Colleen Jackson
Writing is my therapy ... I write from my heart and I write to encourage, inspire and let others know they are not alone in what they have gone through. If my words help even one person heal, I have accomplished much!
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