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Pride Ism's and Prejudice Prisons

You can be proud of your city, home town or your village.
You can be proud of your home county and local heritage.
You can be proud of the school where you were taught.
You can be proud of the local pub, club or restaurant.
You can be proud of your family without taunt.

You can be proud of the journey your ancestors travelled,
and be proud of from where they travelled to get to this place.
You can be proud of these things and wear a smile on your face,
because with these prides there is no prejudice attached,
there is no stigma that sticks, this pride does not disgrace,
but you will find hesitation toward pride in your nation,
because isms and judgement exist in that statement.

Preconceived notions present this pride as different.
Some link national pride and racism without thought,
and with ignorance look down on you as a result.
They select history you were not there for,
and talk as though it was your fault.

Be careful with this pride as to them it is an outward insult,
as to them it says that you think you are better than the rest,
even though your thoughts contain no comparison of who's best
it is simply an inward thought in which no other or thing is caught,

It's not about others it's not a put down,
it's not a comparison, don't turn it around,
it's about you and where you belong,
why is this pride seen as wrong?

Some people have issues and see this an opportunity to dis you,
they group you a race or a type and dismiss you,
but you're only thinking about what makes you and who you are,
ignore these people calling you racist, because racist they are.

They think it acceptable to attack your nation through you,
some historic event in which they and you had nothing to do,
their opinion pure prejudice a warped point of view,
their passive attack not acceptable when they attack just you.

If you are proud to be a man is that an insult toward women,
if you are proud to be a woman is that an insult toward men,
this thought only contains pride in whom you are,
this thought does not include ideas toward whom they are.

So I choose to be proud of all that makes me, me.
My postcode, my accent, my roots and home country,
and if some thoughtlessly link this pride with an ism,
then I care not, as their thought process lives in a prison.

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