To Love A Brother
Racism is as old as time.We are all one, whether coloured or black or white. Love is the way for us all. Enjoy this piece on togetherness and unity among us all. Who does not know That the content of heart And the art of act Is the difference in man! Who does not know That the cover page Is not the content page! Who is ignorant Of witless gray hair And witty coal hair! How long will You be tutored That the color Upon the face is a make up Of outward deceit! Let's speak the content Of the heart in the art Of true love. Our hearts are same Let our art and act be Let their contents too be. What's in a colour If it speaks against another Beauty is in valued varieties. By Shola Ojikutu Ojikutu, Shola is of the department of English, University of Ibadan. He is a budding writer who believes in the corrective power of poetry. His form and content of writings are shaped according to the need to affect the human society both locally and globally. He...