Four little girls
red rover
red rover
Send Leilani right over
This little black girl
her smile so bright
a smile like only
cotton candy can create

Four little girls
A my name is Alice
Blonde curls in
pink ponytail-holders
pink like her cheeks
flushed, blushed
from giggling

Four little girls
Tag!
You're it Mei-Ling!
Little black eyes shining
and her lotus lips grinning
running
with arms set
in tag position

Four little girls
Hide and go seek
You count, Amina
one
two
I'm going to to find you
Ready or not
here I come

This
I saw
and this
I realized

Humans aren't born racist.
These four little girls
proved it.

Playing
running
giggling
holding hands
like sisters

all of that proved it.

04/27/2002

Posted on 04/27/2002
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