I'm not black, but I see you
I'm not black, but I hear you
I'm not black, but I’m near you
I'm not black, but I stand with you

you are all a blessing
so let’s stop messing

let’s cut the silence
and cut the violence

our organs are the same
the blood types won’t change
but still, this is no fair game

I see too many privilege
depending on your village

we make huge difference
let’s prove your innocence,
cut the ignorance

we are all the same,
only different names

guided by authorities,
but let’s set priorities

of humanity?
I see 0 percent
we need to stand up,
be a movement

we are hating and killing
this is not okay,
this is not fulfilling

your worth is defined by a colour,
it’s worth only some dollars?

what the **** are they thinking?
these racists are winning

where are human rights?
they only count, if you’re white?

this only causes damage
in different ages,
on different pages

people get hurt
we should be concerned

the future is equal? ha! *******

how should today’s children,
be tomorrow’s change,
if we teach them rage

how to hate one another,
not to value your brother,
how to be violent,
how to be silent,
how to watch,
follow the system,
how to be a victim

but now for real,
listen

it affects anybody
in America,
the cops have their hands ******

A.C.A.B. but not all are *******
there are some,
with really good standards

we should all be
on the same team,
make love our religion
that would be supreme

why fight each other
when we share a mother?

mother earth wouldn’t like all this hatred,
that we created

I don’t understand,
how can you be so mean?
how can we heal?
is there a vaccine?

I know life can be joyless,
so let’s raise our voices

let’s stay strong,
together,
and be clever

let’s learn how to care,
how to love,
how to share

let’s be a game changer,
cut out the danger

make it safe for everyone
no need to use a gun

less violence, decrease
let’s be good, find peace

we come in different shapes, colours, sizes
now this problem finally arises

we need to find a cure
it’s urgent, I’m sure

bring some clarity,
embrace the difference,
cherish similarity

we are all human
let’s find a solution
create a revolution

more or less melanin?
doesn’t matter,
'cause we all need
the same medicine.

- gio 31.05.2020

Billions of people
All over the world
Are knee deep in fear
It is but the tragedy of death
That threatens to keep
The closest near.
This worldwide pandemic
Not only a punishment,
But a time for self reflection
On all that we have done:
All the bruises we have caused
All the tears we cried.
And as nature slowly heals herself
Amidst humans
Keeping their tails in check,
Sparrow song trills once again
And swans find their home,
And as rare as the golden birds.
The human mayflies
Take in a moment and
Search themselves
Clean themselves
And stay still
For once in their lives
Waiting, watching, listening,
Growing closer hour by hour-
That all those decades running
Couldn't provide,
And retort
Back to being human again.
As nature heals her
Cuts and wounds
We, her children,
Are too birthed anew.

The thought of you made my heart jump-start, I could feel my heart jump from fifty to one hundred beats in a minute. It made sense because we went together and moved through the day like a good song.

Each pump brought a new life to the love that we had. I never understood butterflies in stomachs until I had to look into your eyes. It wasn’t an upset stomach or just nervousness, it was love.

Love that never wanted to be held back, but wanted to spread into the world like a wildfire. And from that fire came something of a Baker’s globe mallow, a flower that blooms only after the fire.

This new beautiful life was something that awakened me each day with a smile and a thought, the thought was you. Each thought brought new joy into my soul, one that felt beaten and used for years, so I gladly opened up to smile and laugh and live and love.

Something I thought I would never have and yet, you gave me all of that and then some. Thank you for making my heart jump and my soul leap. I wished for the beauty of our love to live forever.

40 / 40 project 40 Poems 40 Days
Day 2
A Poem for you
By
PPTPOL
VIRC

Moves As One

If you and I
Pull together
It will move

In front of us is a purpose
What we must do

As I tried to do it on my own
My pride
I got moved
To the side
To think as I blink you blink
Can I help my mate my better half
Great
I'm not a fool I know it takes 2
It takes 2 to make it
So I say lets go
Me and you
As we make it happen true
As you now move beside me
The purpose we complete
Or defeat
As a team
We pulled together
It moved

PPTPOL
VIRC