The Racial Prejudice Inside Me

Matthew chapter 7 1 Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. During my entire life I stayed glued to my TV Deep in a low alpha state Hypnotized into becoming "me" I jumped when they told me to They taught me how to be tough And my eyes would sometimes water If the acting was good enough Yet after this virtual lifetime Not one instance is coming to me Of Arabs portrayed as human beings On my blessed and holy TV Always, always, always It told me how to think And if I even heard the word "Arab" I judged exactly as I had seen So this brings me to my point TV is not the creator of truth And I judged an entire people Simply because I was told to I hope they will understand And even turn the other cheek Because I based all of my judgments On an electronic TV screen [For my friend and coworker, Nasser. A first generation American of Palestinian descent. Truly a generous, loving and passionate soul, who who showed me what I've been told about middle eastern people is truly ridiculous.]