We talk about race
White, Black, Asian, Brown
I don't know why I said Asian...maybe I'm a racist lol
But we talk about race...
What are we racing for?
Who's watching the race?
How far is the race?
Are we running? I don't really want to run
Is there a winner? A loser?
What's at the end of the goal? If there even is a goal?
But, do you know why it's called a race?
It's so we compete with one another to define who is the greater of all
Who is the best race that defeats all others to fall
Those at the top sitting on their comfy chairs
Looking down at us, hating each other, who the fuck cares??
It really shouldn't be a race against one another.
It should be a race together to reach our goal as a humanity
Stop hating each other before we all lose our sanity
A world where there is no racism or hate just because of how we look
Switching your detrimental perspective for the bright sunny outlook
Ethnicity is the word I prefer than race. But like you asked, who cares? Apparently a lot of people do. And not to make any excuse buy it is simply because of human ignorance. It always comes with fear, the unknown must be identified so we can be place in a box: hence, we are also get categorizes in colors, white, black, brown, red, yellow. When does it stop? Would it ever change? Maybe never, but we can only be accountable with our own actions/choices.
ReplyDeleteThis would be a good slam poem
ReplyDeleteLoved this. I snap my fingers to you!
ReplyDeleteRace was a social construct created for us to compete against each other just like you said. If we want to run a race, why do we focus on differences and fight each other instead of joining forces towards a common goal? But it's hard because we don't even know where the finish line is...