Lets Talk Stereotypes: Race
We are Latino, We are Hispanic, We are Black, Asian, Indian, Muslim
We are everything, everybody is everything
Yet you call me a terrorist, a rapist, a thief, someone who “destroys society”
Although I am ashamed to admit that we make mistakes
Our reputation falls apart with every bad apple
Like the one domino that pushes the rest down
On and on
But they can’t get back up unless someone picks them up
No one has picked us up yet
Today, we push ourselves off the cracks in the cement sidewalk
And get back up
All they’ve seen is the dominoes falling down
But they haven’t paid attention to us
When we were so carefully set up to avoid toppling over
Like our confidence when our toes hit the asphalt road
That the metal we fear isn’t going to wrap around our wrists
Like the stares that bite through my self-esteem
Spinning in and out of existence
As the curses strangers jinx me with carve into my back
Wishing that I could “leave their country”
Or asking why I am who I am
Does it really make a difference whether your skin is dark or light?
Does it make a difference if you’re Latino, Hispanic, Black, Asian, Indian, Muslim
Or anything you are?
We will not be the dominoes that fall over with a single blow
We will not push each other down
We will stand strong with our hearts above our heads
We will be us, ignoring our differences because
Everybody is everything
Copyright © Sil Ng | Year Posted 2018
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