Eat not my Brother
For though his skin is darker than mine
His tears are no less salty
Nor is his laughter less sweet
Eat not my brother
Treat him not unlike a man
For though we are not alike on the outside
Humanity is not only skin deep
This is the poem which Vincent S. Coster's fifth collection takes its title from. He wrote it in response to the shock at seeing countless black men being killed in America by police officers. It is disgraceful that there is still officers who think it is perfectly acceptable to gun down some young man or woman simply because they have different coloured skin. It is a puny attempt on my part to speak out and shame them.