My Brother, My Sister

Am I a target because I am black?
Am I a target because I am gay?
I thought we were all human.
I thought we were all one.
Land of the free, home of the brave?
What am I missing?
Why do I bleed and you smile?
Why do tears stream down my face while you laugh?
Are you not my brother?
Are you not my sister?
What am I missing?
Land of the free, home of the brave?
I fight for you.
I bleed for you.
Am I not equal?
What am I missing?
I love you, why do you not love me?
I cry for you.
Do you not cry for me?
My brother, my sister.
My heart aches for you.
We are one.
Together we are strong.
Divided we are doomed to fail.
Open your eyes.
My brother, my sister.
I need you just as you need me.
We are all different and yet in some ways the same.
I am as the Creator made me.
I am an American.
My brother, my sister.
I am a human.
Just like you.