I Used To Think Racism Was Normal Pt 2

*For rest see pt1* Like how we teach the next generation how to treat women And how we teach them how to act towards neighbours Or if we dare to say to sons that others are not for raping And people might have the right to their own bodies But theres so much we still are not saying So I believed in racism But not in people being racist And i knew of misogyny But knew no womanhaters I believed in their litanies The gods of themselves they are making Those incredulous men Who think we are still for the taking And i believed in mental health But not without the stigma I believed the words you say Those bleeding scratches of nothing I thought that the way Was believing what they are saying But I guess there is no denying That people are bias and I am still people Today I think that I am still growing I am not where I was and not yet where I am going In between in the now I live my life I use silence as my tool I use my words as knives And today I believe that what we teach seem to matter Trees grow from the roots on up Houses lean on their foundation Mountains fall withour their base And now I see words and their intent are the true creation