Jan Oskar Hansen Poet Blank verse

Amercan Racism

American racism
 
I don’t understand it
Well, so they are former slaves
But that was long ago why are they
And the whites harbouring
Resentment about it.
Can’t the let it go!
I’m married to a mixed-race woman
From Kinshasa
It is part of her being and never has
I heard a word about it.
Nevertheless, American racism
Is alive and well and resides in the heart
Of every American.
We had an American visitor he was
Exceedingly polite to my wife, which
Annoyed her because it was a form of racism
She had never encountered before.
Well, he has gone back to Florida and lives
In a white enclave.
It is a mystery to me why white Americans
Are unable to see a black person
And behave normally, blacks 
are not made of glass.

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Silent One November 23, 2019 at 11:23 AM sadly it is there in many countries... something that will be difficult to eradicate from society.. Jan Oskar Hansen November 26, 2019 at 4:00 AM thank you, Silent One

Na Na November 23, 2019 at 9:17 AM Hi Jan yes its sad that racism is bad here. I love each and all myself. I am white and my wife is hispanic. Thanks for sharing this. Happy Thanksgiving Jan Oskar Hansen November 26, 2019 at 4:01 AM Thank you, Gregory Paul