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Different
Assign them a label
Give them a name
Teach them religion
Teach them shame
Judge their pigment
That they didn't choose
Use it as an excuse
To string up a noose
Forget that they're human
Just like you
Then beat them down
Until they're black and blue
The shape of their eyes
The length of their hair
Even down to
The clothes that they wear
We'll always be different
But they're not to blame
For the fact that you can't see
We'll always be the same
Give them a name
Teach them religion
Teach them shame
Judge their pigment
That they didn't choose
Use it as an excuse
To string up a noose
Forget that they're human
Just like you
Then beat them down
Until they're black and blue
The shape of their eyes
The length of their hair
Even down to
The clothes that they wear
We'll always be different
But they're not to blame
For the fact that you can't see
We'll always be the same
Published 15th Mar 2015
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15th Mar 2015 9:01am
15th Mar 2015 9:44am
15th Mar 2015 11:09am
16th Mar 2015 9:39pm
It seems some humans like to use any difference they can to justify the objectification of others. Depressing indeed. That obsession with control will cause them to do whatever they must to feed their hunger for power. Seeing people as people, as equals, is a threat to that position.
16th Mar 2015 11:05pm
17th Mar 2015 4:30pm
Being different should be a reason for fascination, not fear. Really fine, Sammy.
