I'm sorry I'm white

but I was born that way

just like you

born black

neither of us had a choice

each of us born at random

with no say in the process

or in the past

we had no choice

we did not pick a side

we simply grew

we went about our life

as best we could

in our own time and place

now we are at each other's throats

each accusing the other

of being the wrong color

of being different

charges of racism

charges of wanton destruction

yet calling each other names

will not change the fact

we are who we are

we cannot change

the color of our skin

but we can change our thinking

find common ground

around a common purpose

we must try harder to be better

human beings

that's really all we are

simply human beings.