Color by David Flynn

Much is being made about what lives matter

‍Using a system that’s color based

‍Much like a Pantone Matching System for humans

A system of color chips that determine your place in society

For life

One that accurately predicts your chances of an unnatural death

Deep, saturated colors of despair with few highlights of hope

Mixed with the horrors of deep-seated conflicts 400 years in the making

Words of hope on banner and board, brilliant colors with promise of healing

and resolution that might come today

Please… why not today?

Colorful threads woven into the fabric of our everyday

Everywhere

In the world

It’s the one thing we all have in common

Every country, every culture has their tartan, their homespun,
their weave generations in the making

Too much pigment in your skin

‍Or, too little

Too much eyelid, nose or hip

Too much fill-in-the-blank

Though all the proper words have been spoken from pulpit and podium

And all the proper words have been in newspapers and blogs

Still, so many have not read or heard

‍Still, the old coding in minds and hearts wins the day

Being so comfortable and committed, the shawl woven by their tribe
wrapped tightly around their shoulders

This is their reality and their truth

As long as there is a different thread woven into the row below them

Dragging on the ground, frayed and filthy with the daily wear

Until it gets to them.

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Originally published at https://www.causeicantpaint.com.