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What Color Do You See
Frederick D. Perkins |
When one dons the uniform of the U.S. armed forces
Do you see the uniform
Or do you see the skin color
Do you see the we in "WE THE PEOPLE"
Or do you see the uniform of the people
 WHAT COLOR DO YOU SEE
Segregation, integration, a nation in stagnation
Citizenship is but a thirst upon dry lips
Yet those who long for a home
Don the uniform once the oppression is gone
Only to find the U.S. is kind
To everyone but their kind
Red, Black, Yellow, skin kissed by the desert sun
No matter the medals won
WHAT COLOR DO YOU SEE
From a reservation, to a jungle rot
From burning sands, to the meadow lands
America is a dream worth dying for
To be a U.S. citizen is the quest
Putting on the uniform makes you America's best
From a mirror a reflection is cast
Then the question is asked
WHAT COLOR DO YOU SEE
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