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.
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