Just by chance, not by special privilege, was I born into this country. I am blessed. No other land I know of lives richer in the conventional sense and the opportunities are seemingly endless. But sometimes that
can go to a head.
There are many good people in this country with good love and good thoughts, but as a nation, as a whole, I also see problems.
Hard to believe anyone has travelled more miles thru it or met more people in it. And I'm troubled
I see an arrogance and and a hatred scribbled on bathroom walls. I hear the talk. In my work I must use a
CB radio which can be a helpful tool but one without footprints. totally anonymous. And it amazes me what
us church goin folks think and say when they know no one can see them. My heart is as flawed as the rest
and it causes me to glance inward and see my part in it all.
I truly wish what we scream from the pulpits we could amen in our hearts.
We all came from somewhere, most likely in the seed of the criminal mischief of a rascal grandfather.
I wish we were kinder, more open and a little more humble
and I mean WE. starting with me
anyway, just my thoughts
filthy mexicans!
Just bandits, grease balls and dirty thieves
Come up here, they do,
Steal our jobs
Fuck our women
Sheesh!
At least learn the the language
Or get the hell out
And muslims!
Nothin but murderous terrorists
They wanna kill us all
Ya know?
meeting in Mosques to build bombs
We should drive those
Camel jockeys
Back to the desert
Where they belong!
Not that a jew's any better
I've met a few decent negroes
But not many
And those spineless french!
Where would they be
Without us?
ungrateful bastards
If it wasn't for us
Kickin commie ass
And bustin the shit
Out of those crazy nazis
The whole world would
Be a big ball of shit
Injuns aint so bad
Got decent casinos
And keep to themselves
I hear it
In the talk
Read it
On subway walls
See it
In the eyes
Well, mr dockered friends,
One of these days
We're gonna stumble
Gonna fall Hard
And arrogance in one hip pocket
And the queen
In the other
Aint gonna float
Our boat
Best check the looking glass
-Those we trample
In our righteous wake
Are just a step behind
And they ain't lookin
None too friendly
1 comment:
One nation under God has made us terribly arrogant. Self righteous forgiven. Never mind the "outsiders," my friend. We tear insiders to shreds and eat them alive with our judgments. And then in our hearts we "Amen." I often sit in Starbucks and listen to conversations. They make me want to cry or scream. The talk about other people as a form of intimacy and catching up with one another. The I wonder if I am arrogant for thinking so. (I may have to write on this one.)
And yes, we are prejudiced on top of it all with complete strangers for their mere "strangeness". I had a couple of handsome young guys yell a bunch of garbled ching chong words when I was out with my daughter one day. My heart raced and sat in my throat. I hurried us to the car and stayed in the lot teary eyed. My daughter must have been t and half and already the world's hate came her way for simply looking Chinese...
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