God
chose this place for me
happy or
sad I could be
Paint a
portrait if I could
hunger
would be my canvas
and deprivation
the easel
Paint it
I would
with the
brush strokes of hate and angst
Incongruous
would be the colours of ethnicity
splotched
on the palette of a fruitless democracy
Yet the
scenery would be one of love
Paint a
portrait I should
with strength
and unity in my hand
Harmonious
hues would come together
proud the
palette would be
The scenery
would remain unchanged
evolving
on a canvas of progress
resting
on the easel of diversity
Follow
me
And I'll
take you there"