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

Date: 7/26/2021 10:18:00 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

Date: 7/26/2021 7:15:00 PM

Amen, brother! ~ Classification by race has no place in the government's space! :) gw

Susan Woodrow

Date: 7/23/2021 8:26:00 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! :)