GOD DID NOT MAKE SLUDGE GREY

God did not make sludge grey people

He kept the paint pots separate

Not meaning any of us should have

Sludge grey thoughts

Or a messed up sludgy

kind of thinking

About the skin we’re in

And He never meant there to be

A sludge grey takeover

By any kind of color

He made it so that

If your feet hurt after a long day

Well. they just do

A woman on a bus

Knew this while she was standing up

And did what any sensible human would do

And in a moment

Changed the destiny of me and you

Never think that dreams are faulty

Speak out and make them a reality

And never do the sludge grey thing

Be proud of the color God made your skin

For black and brown and pink and white

have legs and ears and nose and eyes

And mouth and arms and other stuff

In wonderful colours’

Trademarked God

Now go tell someone

“I love the skin you’re in.”