Different Shades of Human

I have never truly met,

A person black or white,

With skin the tone of paper,

Or color of the night,

We are all a little different,

In this we are the same,

Keeping life of interest,

We are all in this game.

The only true colors,

Are found within the heart,

All who would hurt another,

Filled with darkness from the start,

We cannot write a wrong,

With torches ablaze,

Only with the fire of love,

Can our hearts escaped this maze.

We are different shades of human,

Underneath the sun,

Yet without a shade of love,

The game is all but done.

Anger is a circumstance,

Hatred is a crime,

Souls are all eternal,

Feelings are sublime,

Love will bind souls,

Beyond life or death,

In the history of humans,

Only love has passed the test.

We cannot survive battles,

Thinking only of ourselves,

It is only in each other,

God has given us true wealth,

As the night sky is needed,

For the stars to shine bright,

Together with our differences,

We will make this world right.

We are different shades of human,

Underneath the sun,

Yet without a shade of love,

The game is all but done

Through All Things

Within the breeze,

Sounds will dim,

Distractions flicker and die.

Within the blowing,

My thoughts will clear,

Though far and near,

As I understand why.

Inside the tranquil,

Amidst the noise,

I can be inside thunder.

With peace in my heart,

Inside the storm,

There is a knowing,

In the coming and going,

I will not tear asunder.

Peace is the knowledge,

Within the chaos,

All will resolve and be well.

Knowledge unseen,

A description of faith,

Tested through fire,

The strength time will tell.

Words are the wisdom,

Conveyed through eyes,

In sharing face to face.

On this proving ground,

God’s message proved sound,

Through all things,

Love can’t be erased.