NO HUMAN IS ILLEGAL

Humans, vast as the stars 

Good at pretending, hiding deep scars 

No fingerprint the same 

Though we all wrestle with shame

Finding someone to blame

It’s our favorite game

Defining pecking orders 

Determining value at invisible borders 

We beckon the rich, ignoring the poor 

Different color, different door

Humans, choosing value, purposely narrow 

This history has lead to generational sorrow

Discrimination, fear, makes the world cower

Systems, laws, it’s all about power

But with God there is no favoritism

Bigotry is just disguised atheism

Created in one image

Ignorance leads to power diminished

Deciding who matters 

Deciding who to flatter 

Divide and conquer 

Racism, the violent monster

Humans, profaning the covenant

Of the great command to be one

Misogyny, religions ally

It’s the reason we are missing half the sky

Born to love, taught to hate

Nurture conquers nature, wars our fate

Blessings come as we welcome the foreigner

Xenophobia curses as we protect our shores

Humans, much more the same than different

God’s melting pot leads to song’s of magnificat

Called to be one, to walk in each other’s shoes

To understand, empathize, and feel hatred’s bruise

A kaleidoscope of colors 

We are stronger with others

All the same father

You're my sister, you're my brother

Humans, nothing changes without humility

Repentance removes pent up hostility

The world is our neighbor

Loving them as ourselves should be our behavior

Humans, God’s artistry, His melting pot

His painting, His cultural tapestry

Every hue, God’s wonderful creation

Heaven, every tribe, race, in the ultimate celebration 

“Do we not all have one Father ? Did not one God create us? Why do we profane the covenant of our ancestors by being unfaithful to one another?” 

Malachi 2:10