Generalizing Poems - Poems about Generalizing

Inez is haughty and stuck up said they I did not care, decided to meet her and stay Having heard their strange ideas before They stereotyped people forevermore All Africans are this, all Irish are that All redheads cook with used lard from a vat All older women eat bland unseasoned food Their generalizations are simply ignorant and rude I met Inez who...

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Have you seen the Siamese twin sisters? They are exactly alike. This was told to me by most non-thinking cousin, we call him Ike. Do they have the same sister? I asked him, making him think His brown amber eyes began to cross, and his face got all pink. Were they born exactly the same moment? I asked this...

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A family of nine sisters, none named the way the names could have fit. They started out with three flowers, and thought it wise to continue it. Our last name so plain, Daddy argued. Daisy, Fern and Violet sounds smart. Rose, Hazel, Jasmine, Poppy, Iris and Willow arrived nine months apart. Let me guess, people would say, Willow...

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all whites democrats Irish or Scottish Not ALL, philosophers think. All Japanese, all Chinese, all Indians… Generalizing any group is ridiculous!...

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All Russians love chili. How do you know? I met one once. All Mexicans love bluebirds. How do you know? I heard from my cousin. All Whites love Trump. I am white. I know. My teeth cringe....

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Title: What’s Bugging Me – WBM People who make quick assessments Who never bring the refreshments They make me so mad Being such a cad I give them none of my best-ments. Written 8-02-2019 Contest: What’s Bugging Me Sponsor: Kim Rodrigues...

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labels not designer not sewn in attached firmly and instantly seen clearly upon arrival. Sadly...

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You see a car and you instantly think She’s young, She’s cute. She’s blonde. She’s perky. She’s a smiler. She has perfect nails. Then you catch up. She is a he. About eighty. Struggling to see. You see a truck and you instantly think He’s the boss. He has little cowboys. He is rugged. Then you catch up and she’s a junk yard dog, The...

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He is a schizophrenic. And of course, which expert is saying this to me? A person who has never met a schizophrenic, of course, She might not even know a schizophrenic if we made them Wear donkey tails, and let them bite dramatic people. The same drama queen runs into my office Two hours later. “She is emotionally...

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