Dilantha Gunawardana

Transcending Barcodes - Poem by Dilantha Gunawardana

Man’s obsessionWith a tonal identityCan be seen in his nomenclatureColored or half-breedBlack against whiteThe industrial yellow AsianEven the merchant-like tanned IndianBut then, do you know who I am……..?  I am a member of the human raceAnd I choose to be.....Colorless and colorblind