Kenneth Cheney Poet Rhyme

Racism

Taking a class at university
Being taught virtues of diversity
I bristle at mindless complacency
Of all the thoughtless imbecility
That holds to the ridiculous conception
Race is more than a human invention
Different race based on color of face
A construct used to keep people in place
A powerful tool used by those who rule
To justify and divide all the fools
That have fallen for the absurd notion
Melanin is some mystical potion
That defines the very essence of man
Repugnant and appalling their race plan
Awake my friends and come into the light
Put an end to the awful racism blight
Reject governments continuing sham
Dividing humans by skin tone be damned

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S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri July 26, 2021 at 10:18 PM An awesome eloquent poem against the malady of racism. You have convinced us about it and against it well and swell. Kudos for this!! ------~~~~~~^^^^^^^^------ Plz also do read and comment my newest poem .

Gershon Wolf July 26, 2021 at 7:15 PM Amen, brother! ~ Classification by race has no place in the government's space! :) gw

Susan Woodrow July 23, 2021 at 8:26 AM Good one! we used to categorize people by race in medicine cos certain races were predisposed to certain ailments - it was a fast means of classification but we forgot that individuals are singular with their habits, experiences, and reactions uniquely their own so whole histories got discarded by simply checking the race box, then quick presumptions followed and the person was now a mere statistical diagnosis rather than an entire story to unravel.. bad habits dies hard! :)