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Black vs White.. (The Racial War)
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Black vs White.. (The Racial War) |
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RevengeIsMine Senior Member
since 2006-07-08
Posts 820Australia 
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Hey Guys, i posted this in teen a while ago and yea it probably sucks but oh well! Well for 17 years my family have been sponsoring a child from an underpriviladged country. Her name is Shahan and she is now 18 y.o's of age. This year she asked my family to stop sending her money as she was set to marry. Anyway long story short my mother and father have decided not to sponsor another child. So i have taken it upon myself to sponsor a little boy in Ethiopia by the name of Oscar. I wrote him a letter a while back when i first made my decision and today i got his response. He told me of his life and how he lives in a village with alot of other homeless children. He is fortunate enough to read and write but his brothers and sisters haven't had the chance to learn. His letter has touched me deeply. Oscar told me that his grandmother told him as a child that it was a sin to associate with white people and until i began sponsoring him he believed white people did not care for the black race. I think its really sad that we are potrayed this way to children. Weather we be black or white don't we all deserve the same amount of love and respect. Or do we simply get judged by our colour to hide the truth. Either way someday its got to stop.!! _______________________________________________ Black Vs White (The Racial War) Forgive me god for I have sinned One thousand times since these lights dimmed A fractured cheek and a broken bone An innocent child who has no home Tattered torn, frayed at the edge A mother gave birth under that hedge Children crying they’re in pain Broken bodies washed away with rain Salty tears now that she’s got aids She stays strong, but her smile fades A child bleeding, he’s been shot This deadly war has got to stop A shattered innocent that we ignore As we walk right by they suffer more But in the corner all alone Lies a little boy who’s found his home In the saviour of a burnout fridge This little boy found his place to live His eyes light up when you walk his way But he is black so you can’t stay So what’s the point of this task And how have I sinned you may ask The truth is that it’s your fault too All these innocents rely on you Now it’s time to wake up and see That world doesn’t revolve around you and me People bleed and people die Innocents hurt and Innocents cry Save yourself from the human race Build a bridge and find some space It doesn’t take a millionaire to sponsor a child To save them from their destiny of becoming wild Maybe they’ll have aids or scars that cut too deep Maybe they’ll be black with no memories to keep Forgive me god for I have sinned One million times since these lights dimmed Fractured memories have held me fast From a painful lie that will be my last A black woman leaves her eldest son It seems the aids have finally won With broken pride she falls to the ground Her body trembling but she makes no sound His name is Oscar and he’s brother’s three And this little boy wants to be like me He’s only ten but we’ve given him a life The chance of one day having a wife So with battle scars he can call his own This little boy walks right on home |
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steavenr Member Elite
since 2003-11-17
Posts 4058 |
you have presented your cause ably and well...I still find it difficult to believe that 'man's inhumanity to man' is still alive and doing well here on planet earth...thank you very much for your part and your willingness to share in what (to some) may be an unpopular subject |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Yo dear RevengeIsMine, There you go Hon. Say hello to your buddy Oscar for me. Love Bobby |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
Sucks.....even if I riffle through all the, um, colloquial usages for that word that a geezer picks up along the way, I can't find a single one that applies to this poem.... In fact, it's rather stunning, if you're young enough to have been posting in Teen. ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
Aussie Chick, You are really good at what youo do. Keep up and stick with it."late" |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
You have a good heart, miss  |
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Dark Stranger Member Patricius
since 2001-03-19
Posts 13631West Coast |
and then you have the Ethiopian govt that is black and fairly wealthy and won't even assist the thousands in their own country that are dying...is greed not even more of a cancer then the advertised racial history..was it not the sire of same? I enjoyed the poem and did in fact sponsor a couple of children for a few years..then I went to an orphanage outside of Dallas and saw hundreds of kids in my own country that have been discarded by the same families that send their dollars across the pond. |
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