Notes About The Poem

To be sure I understood what a bigot it was, I looked it up in the dictionary before beginning this poem. I found it interesting that liberal is an antonym of bigot. Gave me some food for thought. Haven't figured out where it's taking me yet.

 

Have You Ever Met a Bigot

Have You Ever Met a Bigot?
By Franklin Price
7/7/2016

Have you ever met a bigot?
Whose views are hard and fast
Not hard to recognize them
I know you've met them in the past

Seen them on the TV
Many times they are the news
Washington is full of them 
Theirs are the one and only views

Deafened by their voices
Blinded by their sight
No conflict in their thinking
They are the only one who's right 

You'll find them in the parties
Republican and Democrat
They run in herds together
They're the meow of the cat

There's no cooperation
No negotiating themes
You might see them work together
But it's only in your dreams

Cannot listen to another
May find there's something good they say
May find the bigotry they live by
Is not the only way

It's a shame they can't stop talking
Close their mouths and open ears
Hear what others have to say
To alleviate the people's fears
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016


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