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
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