"Come Closer To Me"

 

Come closer to me, and I will give you my mind

You will know my thoughts not of greed nor spite

Come closer to me, and I will give you my eyes

You will see the injustice hindering my future

Come closer to me, and I will give you my voice

You will speak of the loss of my innocence

Come closer to me, and I will give you my heart

You will feel it beat constantly in vain of my life

Come closer to me, and I will give you my hands

You will hold the chains that keep me in bondage

Come closer to me, and I will give you my spirit

You will remember my suffering and my pain

Come closer to me, and I will give you my feet

You will walk in the footsteps I have left behind

Come closer to me, and I will give you my caste

You will find I am not untouchable

 

                                                                        T.V. Lewis

 

 

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