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Criminalised By Colour

Freeze! Freeze! Cops here, put your hands in the air!
Get on your knees! Put your hands behind your head!
We had a report of a crime and came and found you here.
You’re under arrest; if you move; we will shoot you dead.
Officer, what is the charge for which I am under arrest?
Was I identified as the

Categories: profiling, color,
Form: Narrative

Color Schmers

Colour Schemers

Arab Traders excavated
Europe laid the foundation
The New World framed it perfectly
The rest of the races roofed it

This …
Inordinate economic concupiscence
Shadowy sham, animated by a violent passion
An extraordinary alteration

So… 
Nature convulses
Human dignity reduced to 
Colour: Black, white, brown, yellow

But …
The scale corrects itself
The clock resets
The scheme falls apart

Because …
There is only one humanity
It’s you. 
It’s

Categories: profiling, black african american, change,
Form: Free verse

All Russians Love Chili

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.

Categories: profiling, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Political Verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Profiling 101

Child torn "innocently" sits in the 
corner of the room.
Mother angrily accuses the father of him 
burning down her house out of despite.
Father screams back you sure you don't need
the insurance money.
All along the child is smiling and holding in his
laughter.
Never recognizing the child in the room at all.
Hate towards each other left him invisible.
"I

Categories: profiling, addiction, anger,
Form: Free verse

Profiling

A mother father and child are siting in a room
Everyone looking at each other with such pity, and gloom
a fire was started but no one is to blame
everyone keeps stabbing looks at each other
yelling it was you start telling the truth
Finally they agree to talk this out
no one will be in trouble if we ever

Categories: profiling, humor, judgement,
Form: Enclosed Rhyme

Profiling 101

PROFILING 101

Mama and Daddy are separated
They're talking about getting a divorce
I wish they had stayed together
But things just kept getting worse

Daddy moved to another town
Mama stayed at home
There's no real joy in my life
I feel so all alone

I get to see Daddy once a month
For only a day or two
We really get along okay
But there

Categories: profiling, family,
Form: Rhyme

Profiling Can Be the Best Way To Go

Profiling Can Be the Best Way To Go

By Elton Camp

If a feeble, little old lady comes walking by
Is your reaction the same if a thug you spy?

If not, then it’s profiling in which you engaged
A practice that makes some become so enraged

But there are times it can make a whole lot of sense
Especially if against

Categories: profiling, travel,
Form: Rhyme

Racial Profiling

Racial Profiling

By Elton Camp

A black man walks in a suburban neighborhood
That the police will be called will be understood
A young black woman is dressed extremely cute
So some will then assume that she’s a prostitute

When a Muslim man attempts an airplane to board
Angry glares and muttered words show he’s abhorred
A Mexican man in the USA often

Categories: profiling, angst
Form: Rhyme

Small Town Profiling

Small Town Profiling


friends and me tonight,
stopped for walking with dark skin,
they know what's coming;
tell me not to show outrage,
eclipse of the sun will pass.



07/13/10
9:23pm

Categories: profiling, black-african amerme,
Form: Tanka