| LETTER TO THE IGNORANT RACIST MAN Dear Mr. Ignorant Racist MAN Who�s preventing me from doing all I can You see who I am, Where I�m from My race. I�m still trying to understand this place And how I, myself, can fit in I guess not that well Since you still judge me by the color of my skin But whomever I�m with Where I live That does not rate the love I give It doesn�t show my quality But, then again, you can�t really know me. Would you know the extent of my ability? Well, apparently You�re blinded by your enmity The image in front of you is all you see Man, don�t you realize that I have dreams? There are so many things that I want to be I want to help save the world, I want to spread a million words But clearly, I can�t I still need to be free From you and your oppressing conformities That keeps me from having true liberty. What makes you hate my ethnicity? Is it because its been said by your ancestry? Don�t you see that we Need to agree To stop this separation And just be happy? Do you want that? Don�t you want that? Or would you rather have me hate the fact that I�m black? Would you rather me aspire to be like you I don�t need your acceptance, My value will always be true What I need� is your cooperation Let�s truly become a united nation Cause if we don�t try and keep the peace This world will only quickly decease Open your mind Extend your heart Remove the chains There is no need for all this pain And you are the one providing all the rain. Which makes me see you with disdain I�m not insane You can change. And I know this. So, I hope from my words You�ll embrace the day When everyone realizes Being diverse is more than okay Then all our troubles will be far away This is all I am meant to say I hope you take this wisdom Let all that is good, be good Cause mister, I know you see me as second rate But I�ve always been ready to forgive your hate Just make sure your apology is not too late. So we�ll all be at those heavenly gates. This letter is sincerely, From an Afro-American writer A.k.a the poetic strider Who�s ALWAYS prepared to help hearts shine brighter In order to make our souls lift higher (C) copywritten 2004 |
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