a little brown lizard crawls
out of the soil from a potted plant
he seems to emerge from nowhere
but he inches away in search
of breakfast, maybe an ant or worm
soon he vanishes like magic

did he really disappear, or is he just hiding?

what about

       racism?

              prejudice?

                     injustice?

magic can’t make these things disappear

                      what can?

      a changed heart

              a changed mindset