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Race Haikus 7.0
(i) No Surrender
No compromising
Multiculturalism fails
Dogs digest dogmas
(ii) Who Will Rule
Ideologies war
It's a clash of cultures
Or domination
(iii) Dead end
The slave owners: dead
Those enslaved are also dead
Who pays? And who gets
(iv) Reparations
Recompense fairness
All the oppressed poor white people
Deserving the same
(v) Everyone to Blame
All racism is wrong
Any racial groups included
Must be colour blind
(vi) Empathy Matters
Black skin white skin
despite my colour; I am
My brother’s keeper
(vii) Clouds Gathering
A storm is coming
Blacklash, whitelash guns drawn
Body count expected
No compromising
Multiculturalism fails
Dogs digest dogmas
(ii) Who Will Rule
Ideologies war
It's a clash of cultures
Or domination
(iii) Dead end
The slave owners: dead
Those enslaved are also dead
Who pays? And who gets
(iv) Reparations
Recompense fairness
All the oppressed poor white people
Deserving the same
(v) Everyone to Blame
All racism is wrong
Any racial groups included
Must be colour blind
(vi) Empathy Matters
Black skin white skin
despite my colour; I am
My brother’s keeper
(vii) Clouds Gathering
A storm is coming
Blacklash, whitelash guns drawn
Body count expected
Published 4th Nov 2017
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4th Nov 2017 1:26am
the idea of fighting over the colour
of one's skin
is just shades of the past .. :)
of one's skin
is just shades of the past .. :)
4th Nov 2017 1:32am
Anonymous
4th Nov 2017 4:19am
I see beauty in every culture. Color has nothing to do with it. I like the idea of color blindness. What a boring box of crayons if they were all the same color. Big big hugs ☺🤗
6th Nov 2017 2:51am
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4th Nov 2017 6:12pm
Dear Friend...such beauty of truth, and wisdom, is scribed throughout each and every one of these especially memorable Haiku ! And such astute and creative word-play in "Clouds Gathering"...' blacklash'...'whitelash'!
We are all human beings--in that concept we are all the same....no single, select group more deserving of life, than another--based solely on certain ideologies....gender-identifications...ethnicity...lineage...and certainly n e v e r on physical attributes! Our own unique, exceptional qualities are what make us the extraordinary individuals that we are, and should be appreciated, accepted, and celebrated!
If only, with our hearts, could we view others....for only then--perhaps-- could our eyes focus on what genuinely matters!
Huuugggsss.....from the heart
We are all human beings--in that concept we are all the same....no single, select group more deserving of life, than another--based solely on certain ideologies....gender-identifications...ethnicity...lineage...and certainly n e v e r on physical attributes! Our own unique, exceptional qualities are what make us the extraordinary individuals that we are, and should be appreciated, accepted, and celebrated!
If only, with our hearts, could we view others....for only then--perhaps-- could our eyes focus on what genuinely matters!
Huuugggsss.....from the heart
6th Nov 2017 2:54am
the sadness is the elite and their media are currently supporting race baiting - they want a race war (Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!)
thank you for your wise words my friend :-))))
Huge massive Hugs :-)
thank you for your wise words my friend :-))))
Huge massive Hugs :-)
4th Nov 2017 8:32pm
6th Nov 2017 2:54am
Anonymous
6th Nov 2017 6:32pm
There is beauty to be found in all regardless of the outside wrapping...sometimes it needs to be looked at closer on the inside first, that is where true beauty lies anyway...excellent haiku's David, as always...
Warm fuzzies incoming!
xoxo Taryn
Warm fuzzies incoming!
xoxo Taryn
7th Nov 2017 00:30am
wise words - thank you my friend :-))))))
More Teddy bear hugssss :-)))))
More Teddy bear hugssss :-)))))
"Dogs digest dogmas" :)))
In response to your comment above... The media (or whomever 'they' are) are baiting us for a race war. Sadly I feel even the political justice groups who are 'for the underdog' seem to be extremists, which only adds to the divide.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFSfGHFH1J8 ...MLK Jr. at the end of this video, irony???
There is great oppression in the world, and there always has been, on every race within their own races as well as between them, arguably some moreso than others. But to what extent is the media feeding us sensationalized versions of reality, and to what extent are they merely reflecting the image of the people at large?
Thought-provoking verses my friend :))
In response to your comment above... The media (or whomever 'they' are) are baiting us for a race war. Sadly I feel even the political justice groups who are 'for the underdog' seem to be extremists, which only adds to the divide.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFSfGHFH1J8 ...MLK Jr. at the end of this video, irony???
There is great oppression in the world, and there always has been, on every race within their own races as well as between them, arguably some moreso than others. But to what extent is the media feeding us sensationalized versions of reality, and to what extent are they merely reflecting the image of the people at large?
Thought-provoking verses my friend :))
