Little Jack Horner stared in a mirror
admiring his puffy white skin.
He stuck up his thumb
and was proud as they come
that the white pallid likeness
was him.

Now the thing about skin
is it's a very good thing
for keeping our insides tucked in
but the colour and hue
is not down to you.
You pretty much get
what you're given.
It's pretty good stuff
for feeling and touch
and helps keep our bodies
real cool.

It does all that stuff
quite well enough
but what it is not
is really that hot
for deciding
who gets the best job.
A good enough reason
it's certainly not
for someone to kneel
on your neck
so unable to breath
you'll soon be stone dead
and all cos
your skin colour's black.

Your skin's really not
a license to kill
or even assume you're
the boss.
So get used to seeing
whatever their colour
that others are really like us.

The years of oppression
enslaved, a possession
are really not
how it should be.
It has to change soon
which could take
some doing
but let's start with you
and with me.