Mother To Unity Poem by nylava woodson

Mommy always told me to be wise like a serpent and harmless like a dove
she taught me to have unity and compassion
no matter what color your skin was
You could be black like a shadow.
You could be white like snow.
You could be pink like sunset.
You could be red like bloodshed.
Wile she would brush my hair with the purple spiked brush
she would sing me a song called come.
Light as day
Dark as night
Color is sight
Love is bright
Things can happen when you unite
Be polite
Never fight.
Where not black not even white.
Where Latinos and we still have our rights.
We are wise
Theirs no disguise
Theirs denies
But we still rise.