A Colourful World

Once we all had colours

Yellows, blues and oranges

Greens, whites and tan

Pink, purple, and cream

Violet, brown, and black

Life was good,

Life was peaceful

Love abounded

And freedom reigned





But some began to wonder

If good was good enough

To remove the colourful stains

All the blacks were chained

Life continued as before

For those not black there was more

But the blues wanted to explore

And so were put behind locked doors

The greens they said were fine enough

But their ways were a bit rough

No more running around in the buff

Be like us, follow our bluff

The pinks took pity more than hate

And classes made to change their ways

Their colour was not bound in fate

Act like us they all would say

Violets could live their lives

But change their colours or face the knives

While the browns were denied their wives

So with them their ways would die

The yellows were sick the doctors said

And gave them pills that made them red

While reds were locked behind closed doors

For their safety chained to  floors

The rest made schools where they remain

To be taught to be the same

And if they had something new to say

They were met with violent ways



So now I really am amused

That you stand there and say

"I truly am confused

That all that's left is grey"