Overheard

Things I overheard in the last few days:

(In response to being told about a survey about attitudes about LBGT issues) "I don't judge. God will judge. I don't judge...I have gay friends! Not intimate ones, of course."

(On being unemployed and hungry) "Obama ruined everything. I do NOT like him." (literally, the only thing that prompted this comment was the fact that the speaker is unemployed and hungry)

(From a retired teacher. SMH) "Them's that can, do. Them's that can't, teach."

Response to internet commentor

You paint the world

in black and white,

bad and good.

You brag about

what white has done

and point fingers

at the black.

It is their own fault

they were slaves.

You have all the answers,

and I must be liberal

if I disagree.

Without "them,"

you could not:

Eat your peanut butter,

have heart surgery,

cortisone,

cataract treatment

or blood donation.

Enjoy dry cleaning,

beauty products,

and refrigerated trucks. 

Different is not bad.

"They" have done

more for you

than you know.

But don’t you dare

be poor,

or wear a hoodie,

or be different.

Your ignorance

fills me with despair

for our future.

I tell my son

we love everyone.

He is my hope

that hatred

will not prevail.

 

(original poem by Karen Logan. Please do not redistribute or copy without permission.)