Holly Bohto Poet Free verse

Bigoted Grandfather

Grandfather 
you gave me
no justice
in your seeing
things
with bigoted 
injustice
WHY 
would you say
when I was
young
that if I 
took a black
man
to your home
that 
you would
shoot him
Grandfather
I loved you
so much
but
 those words
scared me
so much
See ..I was
just starting
to date
appreciating
the other
species
and you
 through me
 into a
tailspin
with 
your demands
Grandfather
though 
you are 
long gone
you did me
no justice 
without
colorblindness
Making sure
I dated by
your rules
Grandfather
shortsighted 
you were in 
your bigotry
I grew up
believing
that desiring
a man of
a different color
was going to
end in madness
with a hunters gun
aiming his 
bullets
and pulling 
the trigger
scary thoughts
for some young
Grandfather
you gave me
no justice
to look at 
my brother
with color
and say
to myself
we are all
god's children
and I can be
attracted
to who I want
Grandfather 
I'm putting away
you gun
 and your bullets
and I'm going
  to say
You gave me
no justice 
in your
bigoted ways

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