I am black, I am white

I am all skins in between

I am young, I am old

I am each age that has been

I am scrawny, I am well fed

I am starving for attention

I am famous, I am cryptic

I am hardly worth the mention

I am short, I am height

I am any frame or stature

I am smart, I am challenged

I am striving for a future



The color of sky

Is blues and grays

The color of earth

Is greens and browns

The color of hope

Is rainbows and purple

And the color of peace

Is people together

Shades of life

People together

Shades of life



I am



I am able, I am weak

I am some strength, I am none

I am being, I am thought

I am all things, said and done

I am born, I am died

I am dust of humble roots

I am grace, I am pain

I am labor of willed fruits

I am slave, I am free

I am bonded to my life

I am rich, I am poor

I am wealth amidst strife



The color of sky

Is blues and grays

The color of earth

Is greens and browns

The color of hope

Is rainbows and purple

And the color of peace

Is people together

Shades of life

People together

Shades of life



I am



I am shadow, I am glory

I am hiding from my shame

I am hero, I am loser

I am yearning for a name

I am empty, I am proud

I am seeking my tomorrow

I am growing, I am fading

I am hope amid the sorrow



I am certain, I am doubtful

I am desperate for solutions

I am leader, I am student

I am fate and evolutions



I am spirit, I am voice

I am memory, not recalled

I am chance, I am cause

I am effort, blocked and walled

I am hymn, I am heard

I am reasoned without rhymes

I am past, I am nearing

I am present in all times

I am many, I am no one

I am seasoned by each being

I am me, I am you

I am all-souls now decreeing



The color of sky

Is blues and grays

The colour of earth

Is greens and browns

The color of hope

Is rainbows and purple

And the color of peace

Is people together

Shades of life

People together

Shades of life



I am