xenophobia
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These days when one googles: bigotry; One face shows up, not by hypocrisy, Not by accident. This is a darn travesty.The leader of such a wonderful countryShould not be carrying this ugly baggageOf bigotry, racism, and hate.
Child,
You are ignorant.
Ignorant to the horrors of our world.
Hatred.
Evil.
Corruption.
Destruction.
No,
You may look at me,
But why do you stare?
Have I grown two heads,
Does this cause you despair?
Did some wings just sprout upon my back?
Do I look to be crazed, like I'm going to attack?
I don't know what you went through,
but it was wrong.
I never felt the sting of those names,
they were just common words to me.
I never thought that they meant that.
I never thought that your skin,
Once upon a time,
In a world gray and blue
Lived an orphan,
A blossoming youth,
With golden hairs,
And deep blue eyes,
But rough, burnt skin,
And a foreign smile.
I composed my song of unspoken apologies
Echoing like the ancient lands’ mythologies
It sang of red, white, and blue,
Of thinkers, speakers, revolutionaries too.
Olive Oil
Caseena Karim
my grandmother prays
to a man pale enough
for a public to adore
she tells me,
Eyes
Eyes that show us the world we live in
Eyes that give vivid pictures in our minds
Eyes that let us see the wonder
Eyes that make up our own experiences
About half past noon,
Before I
Climbed through that
Door of your's,
Events beyond our control
Forced their way through
Gateways to other
Homelands.
I sat,
Just waiting,
Question one.
How did Nazi Germany rise to power?
A) Religion
B) Scapegoating
C) Nationalism
D) All of the above.
We are of hypocrites made,
Our too familiar tales of huddled masses
and nations fled for futures bright
across the Atlantic's broad blue wings
in hopes that stability might soon ignite
They walk and talk like they really know mebut I'm not just some random bodyI don't need them to dictate what I can and cannot do
The innocence and naivety of youth
Before you come to realize the dismal truth
That everything is dying before your eyes
And that the government does nothing but denies
