Color Coded Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Color coded.
Ego bloated,
And dense.

They talk about color.
And whose luckier than others.

Color coded.
Ego bloated,
And dense.

They talk about black.
And who looks as if white.
They talk about shades.
And the lighter the skin,
Whose out and whose in.

Color coded.
Ego bloated,
And dense.

Nothing done is accepted.
If one's skin is rejected.
Everything is approved.
If one is blond.
With eyes of blue.

Color coded.
Ego bloated,
And dense.

They talk about color.
And whose luckier than others.
They talk about black.
And who looks as if white.
They talk about shades.
And the lighter the skin,
Whose out and whose in.
Whose eyes are blue.
Whose hair is blond.
Whose been approved.
And who should move on.

Color coded.
Ego bloated,
And dense.

They've been...
Color coded.
Ego bloated,
And dense.