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Born to privileged status All because I am white How would life be different if I arrived black as night? Would I live on the streets trying to survive? Would I have work or a car to drive? Would Justice be blind when it came to me? Or would it be the color of my skin it would see? Would I understand a world where progress is slow? Where I'm judged by appearance Instead of what I know For me it's impossible to fully understand Living my life of privilege I am still a white man Entry 2 Red Detergent I washed my soul, to achieve maximum Brightness Used all the best religions, they promised Whitness I scrubbed realy hard but couldn't get it clean Washed it over and over like a good human being The stains seemed permanent there before my eyes Would my hope of Whiteness ever be realized? I listened to Jesus knocking, then his quiet voice He offered Red Detergent, as the best choice blood that was spilled, his life sacrificed for me The Lambs Whiteness, has made me stain free Entry 3 The Whitness I read your words I try to comprehend Ideas so complex My mind starts to bend I can't stop thinking I am stuck in a trap It's driving me crazy I want my brain back Sinking and sinking I can't take any more Poetry in motion Eating at my core Wait I see the answer I'm not under attack You provided the Whiteness To help guide me back Entries for the "Whiteness" contest
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