Cierre Childers
We look at each other and see skin before the face
When they’re black they’re too scary
When they’re white they’re too privileged
We all have a burden to carry
The people who only see skin
walk around undisciplined
It takes our voice away
We don’t speak out,
we have nothing to say
Time to take control
Time to love yourself as a whole
Take your voice back
Let it shine in the world
Doesn’t matter if your white or black
This isn’t a dreamworld
You are who you are
Don’t ever need to change
You are the shining star
It may seem strange
But one voice can lead to more
The more the better chance of getting heard
Getting heard gives us all the opportunity to make a difference
No longer labeling each other due to the color of our skin
Because at the end of the day we’re all kin.
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Ms. Cierre Childers is a brilliant, brave, beautiful artist and poet who is talented and loves the art of visual and poetic expression. She uses her various perspectives and experiences to help challenge and inspire us to imagine what a great world this would be if we all focused more on making a positive difference in the lives of others instead of labeling folk by the color of their skin, because as she said in Hazel, "at the end of the day, we're all kin."