'I'm not racist, but...'

When someone starts a sentence with:
'I'm not racist, but...'
The next words out of their mouth,
Are going to be dripping with the poison.
Those four words
Are like a flashing neon sign,
Posted above that someone's head,
That screams 'I'm white and I'm better than everyone else.
Because my body produces less melanin.'

In the early 20th century,
English explorers happened upon
A 'lowly tribe'.
The 'unevolved barbarians'
Said the most advanced thing
Ever said.
'Their skin might be different
But their shit smells bad like ours.'

The minority casts shadows
On the majority,
Giving ignorance ammunition.
Everything I read,
And see
And hear,
Is screaming
'I'M NOT RACIST... But...'

Turn off your flashing sign.
Just for a second,
Learn a little something.




(RIP Woolwich Soldier. 22/5/2013)