Somebody Said...A Poem In A Coloring Book Poem by Dorothy (Alves) Holmes

Somebody said,
'He's too fat! '
Somebody said,
'She' too tall.'
Somebody said,
'He's too big.'
Somebody said
'She's too small.:
Somebody said, 'I won't
play with them at all! '
Somebody said,
'He's too short to play
that sport.'
Somebody said, 'Don't
put him on my team! '
'I don't care if it does
sound mean.'
Somebody said, ' I sure
hate people that color.'
Somebody said, 'You
can't trust nobody when
their skin is yellow! '
Somebody else said,
'Yeah, I hate them with
their black skin.'
Somebody said, 'If they
are white or red, they
can't be your friend.'
Somebody said, 'I hate
the way she walks...'
'and I hate the way she
wears her hair.'
Somebody said,
'They're so poor, they
dont belong anywhere.'
Somebody said
'She sure thinks she's
cute. He's crippled...'
'Did you know she's
a mute? '
Too short, too tall,
too big, too small,
too yellow, too black,
too red, too white!
Somebody's always
trying to start a fight!
Is that somebody you?
Well that somebody
just won't do!
Why can't they see
all
the very special things
about me? '
Somebody said!

Dorothy Alves Holmes
APWLTS