A poem by Rayana Blackwood, student at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Academy, written in response to the Rev. Canon Ellis Brust’s requests that students write about their understanding and experience with prejudice and/or racisms.

Editor’s note: The following poem with original artwork, both by Rayana Blackwood, is republished with permission from “The Bridge Builder,” newsletter of St. Andrew’s, Fort Pierce. Blackwood’s creations came in response to a request from the Rev. Canon Ellis Brust, rector at St. Andrew’s, that students at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Academy write about their understanding and experience with prejudice and/or racism.