Relationships and Choices

What does it mean to be human?

When the basic tenets of life become clearer, we realize the beauty and power of living in a relationship with one another in ways that demonstrate understanding of what a human being is. I could say much more, but I will only add this: who we choose to relate to in true love, who we choose to ally ourselves with, shows how much we have come to know ourselves and the true nature of humanity . I wonder if anyone will see a connection to that last statement and the poem. (By the way, I have never published this here, only read it in a video some time ago.)

racially diverse people in nature

Whose Brother Am I?

I am no one’s brother, it seems,

No right to call another such or to

Expect anyone to denominate this White-skinned

Blue-eyed me as “brother.”

The Black Race

Has this White Man ever felt the lashes of slavery, oppression, or the

Denial of most basic human rights upon my

Back? Have I lived in a culture shaped by the hatred of

Those who look like me in a culture based, in part, on