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RACIST
It is not enough
To say that you aren't
Even if you mean it
Even if you are sure
Look for the ways
In which you are
And dedicate yourself
To undoing those bindings
Finding them may be hard
But they are there
In more places
Than you think
Their sinuous fibers
So tightly wound
They might as well be
Metal shackles
And that is why
You are doing this:
Because at one time they were
And you have to remember
To say that you aren't
Even if you mean it
Even if you are sure
Look for the ways
In which you are
And dedicate yourself
To undoing those bindings
Finding them may be hard
But they are there
In more places
Than you think
Their sinuous fibers
So tightly wound
They might as well be
Metal shackles
And that is why
You are doing this:
Because at one time they were
And you have to remember
Published 25th Nov 2018
Author's Note
Been reading "Tears We Cannot Stop" by Michael Eric Dyson, a book that urged me to write this poem.
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25th Nov 2018 1:39am
" Look for the ways
In which you are
And dedicate yourself
To undoing those bindings " <<---- if not yet awakened, Yeah, e1 should be clearing out the closets!
I think
even someone like me of mixed races may have those damn past learned racist barnacles attached.
In which you are
And dedicate yourself
To undoing those bindings " <<---- if not yet awakened, Yeah, e1 should be clearing out the closets!
I think
even someone like me of mixed races may have those damn past learned racist barnacles attached.
25th Nov 2018 1:45am
25th Nov 2018 2:28am
Exceptional piece. This has me sitting and deeply pondering where I can improve.
Thank you for the insight.
Thank you for the insight.
25th Nov 2018 3:43am
25th Nov 2018 1:40pm
"Look for the ways
In which you are
And dedicate yourself
To undoing those bindings"
... a wholesome general recipe for undoing many a blind-spot. Very nicely put.
In which you are
And dedicate yourself
To undoing those bindings"
... a wholesome general recipe for undoing many a blind-spot. Very nicely put.
2nd Dec 2018 4:17am
25th Nov 2018 3:30pm
one of the blessings of this site is people accepting people of all races, creeds and colours - and no discrimination
Anonymous
26th Nov 2018 5:39pm
Wicked true, my friend!
Very good thought, and advice!
MZ.
Very good thought, and advice!
MZ.
2nd Dec 2018 4:18am
1st Dec 2018 1:56pm
An aspect of racism that I find interesting is what it symbolises in our current society.
2nd Dec 2018 3:55am
Feelin it bro, life itself has its way when excavating us. Keep writing, man
**Respect
**Respect
2nd Dec 2018 4:16am
2nd Dec 2018 4:20am
