It’s not just the colour that I object Though that in itself is bad enough So different they look with dark skin It’s dirty beasts they remind me of
I looked at him, I was perplexed Was he being serious, on the level Or was this some major hoax I looked around for cameras
They come in our country, take our jobs The government gives them everything Cars they drive and houses they live in So tell me, why do they get it so easy?
Easy, I thought, you must be joking Arrive on these shores, left all behind Their country full of death and violence And you say they’re blessed with luck
Should send them back to where they belong Or drop them from high flying plane If that don’t work could always shoot them Soon get the message, not welcome here
I slid aside to take a closer look A monster is what I expected to see But he looked normal like you and me And that is what scared me the most
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Posted: Apr 2013
About this poem:
I was quietly enjoying lunch the other day when I overheard a conversation ... from all these drastic actions he was advocating I expected to see a monster ... all I saw was by appearance a mild mannered man, normal by all appearances ... one never knows what dark monsters lurk deep within waiting for the right time to surface
shadow1950taunton, Somerset, England UKApr 4, 2013
A deep poem Steve your government is tougher than ours. Some are in terror for their lives others looking for an easy ride but at the end still human beings I don't know what the answer is and glad I don't have to decide. a strong deep pen Kudos
Very true Steve, who knows what laurks behind an outer exterior. Rob
Poetnumber1St James, Port of Spain Trinidad and TobagoApr 4, 2013
A strong write Steve,this sounds like prejudice and descrimnation though your poem shows much more than that.You can never read a person character by looks,so true my friend.
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Rob