A blue shirt is just a shirt
The red heart beneath it will still hurt
Don’t check what’s under the skirt
Just skirt the pothole on the ground
As you approach what you’ve found
If you want to turn your life around.

A black hat is just a hat
Underneath it is a mind that
Sees every colour sometimes
And sometimes black and white
With eyes closed and shining bright.
Never stop at the cover of tan,
Look through them and see the human.

Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Poems from the inner river