A Prayer For a Bigot
Lord, to you I pray for this ignorant,
Hateful man who looks down on me
With angry, judgmental eyes. A dragon
Viciously breathing toxic fire
Directed at folks diametrically different
In skin pigmentation, race, religion, culture;
Folks who look just like me.
I pray for this lost soul who refuses
To see the error of his ways,
Who chooses not to educate himself.
A man who was taught to carry
The hefty weight of hatred in his heart.
A benighted sheep long led astray by
An overbearing, malevolent Shepherd. I am Black,
Born that way through no fault of mine;
My skin not light like his. And that gives him
License to judge and despise me? It's not easy,
But I'll try not to treat him the same way,
Because I choose not to be like him.
I know he's still your child, dear Lord,
So I pray that you help lead him
From darkness to light. Never let my pity
For him graduate to hate. Never allow
Hatred of any kind enter my heart. I prefer
To live and prosper with love for humanity.
I prefer the freedom forgiveness affords me.
Even if he never becomes a better man someday
Even if he never redeems himself,
Lord, I pray and sincerely hope that you have
Mercy on his soul come Judgment Day. Amen.
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