TITLE: Child of the Rainbow By Monique Jordan 12/04/05 |
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CHILD OF THE RAINBOW
Pretty mixed girl with your
curls hanging down.
Tell me, what are you
black, white, or brown
Is your mother white,
Your father, a black man
Tú hablas español?
Tell me if you can
Fine mixed boy with
all that good hair
Dame un beso
If you dare
Child of the rainbow
how do you cope
when people are cruel
where do you find hope
Oreo, quadroon
halfbreed, mulatto
pointed words that
stab with staccato
Many are those who
would look at your face
in ignorance tell you
you have no place.
Child of the rainbow
be fully set free
rejoice at all God
has made you to be
You were conceived
a child of love
designed to serve
the Father above
You are the love,
the foot, the hand
that erases racial
lines in the sand
N’er war, nor talks,
rid the indelible line
only love can awaken
hearts that are blind
A love that looks
beyond the skin.
A love that sees
what is within.
A love so strong,
a love so true,
child of the rainbow,
this is you.
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