Racial Slur - to answer LilTai's question

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Kethry
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-07-29

Posts 9082
Victoria Australia

0 posted 2002-06-16 05:33 PM

You're black I'm white
Our racial plight
Colours all our love's delight

In love it's true
Just me and you
While prejudice makes us both blue

I'm white you're black
And love - alack
Does not shield us from attack

What can we be?
The you and me
When faced with racial history

How can we say
It is okay?
When all we are, is racial whey

Our love is tough
But not enough
To battle all that racial stuff

We hang in there
Because we care
While black and white both stop and stare

Would it be good
If people could
Forget the shade of neighbourhood

One day just one
When race is done
We'll live in love and face the son

And then we find
Within our mind
There was no race, just people blind

Here in the midst of my lonely abyss, a single joy I find...your presence in my mind. Unknown

Suetang
Member Ascendant

since 2001-03-07

Posts 5187
Melbourne, Australia

1 posted 2002-06-16 06:13 PM

Hello Lynne

Oh, I applaud you for this outstanding piece of writing which says just what I feel about the subject. I could not have put it better and I thank you for sharing these words of great importance.

Take care.....Sue

Suetang

Madame Chipmunk
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since 2001-12-05

Posts 8296
Michigan

2 posted 2002-06-16 06:18 PM

This is an absolutely FANTASTIC poem, Keth...
I feel like sending it to my mother because she is bigoted although she tries to cover it up.
She doesn't even think people should marry or even date...outside their religion!

I applaud you, Keth...this is absolutely remarkable.

~ hugs of thunderous applause

Lyra

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

LilTai
Member

since 2002-06-08

Posts 189
United States

3 posted 2002-06-16 07:23 PM

Kethry....Oh, this is amazing! Thank you so much I can't even tell you how much this means to me! It has so much truth in it, and its beautifully written, you are so creative and this is just great...thank you so much for writing this....*wipes a tear* aw now you got me all emotional

Thank you so much, your heart is so sweet and kind..and accepting....I can't even begin to tell you how much this means to me......
..thank you...

Tai

I'm an idealist..I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way =)

Gentle Spirit
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since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

4 posted 2002-06-16 07:30 PM

*applaudes Kethry* not only well written, but well stated. Color is used to make the world a brighter place, I don't believe it was intended to be used for the cause of indifferences in the world. *applauds again*

I could have missed the pain, but I'd have had to miss the dance~~(Garth)

[This message has been edited by Gentle Spirit (06-16-2002 07:30 PM).]

elfin_tigress
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since 2002-05-15

Posts 101
Someplace

5 posted 2002-06-16 07:44 PM

*applauds*
Yes.

Marsha

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since 2000-07-10

Posts 7423
Maidstone Kent England

6 posted 2002-06-16 08:53 PM

Keth darling sister of my soul and defender of the dumb and blind, this is wonderful, it’s true only you could have written this, it’s utterly utterly perfect I love the way you’ve written the truth here. Explained in its simplest terms exactly what racial prejudice is all about.

There are so many excellent lines in this that to choose my favourite would be impossible, it is totally perfectly. Well done darling heart always you write with starlight and beauty in this the truth shines forth like a beacon of hope. I only wish that those who need to read it will do so and actually understand what it is they are reading.

I love it utterly utterly utterly YOU darling heart are a real WRITER

Love and warm stuff
As always
Mushy

Breathe through the heat of our desire
Thy coolness and they balm
Let sense be dumb let flesh retire
Speak through the eathquake wind and fire
Oh

ethome
Member Patricius

since 2000-05-14

Posts 11858
New Brunswick Canada

7 posted 2002-06-16 08:58 PM

Hey Keth
This reminds me of partial meaning of John Lennon's song 'Imagine'..........Nice work Keth!
Love the last lines!

Titia Geertman
Member Ascendant

since 2001-05-07

Posts 5182
Netherlands

8 posted 2002-06-16 09:03 PM

This is just a hell of a beautiful poem Keth.

This should hang at every door where people go through and if they haven't read it when they go through a beeper should go off, like those in Airports LOL That would teach them!

Titia

A rose is a rose is a rose...I guess...
Check out my new website: lookheretitia.fcpages.com (I didn't 'link' this, so it won't take too much space).I

Mark Bohannan
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since 2000-06-21

Posts 7269
In the winds of Cherokee song

9 posted 2002-06-17 06:18 PM

Since I can relate to Ethome's edge on the subject ... I will just say ditto and add my contour of " If anybody was going to tackle the subject and express it so well, then it would have to be you. Wonderfully written and of course I much enjoyed reading you again.

Pilgrimage
Member Elite

since 2001-12-04

Posts 3945
Texas, USA

10 posted 2002-06-17 06:26 PM

Kethry,
This one is so well written, it has to be yours. Good meter, good rhyme, good word usage, and a good message to top it off. Just good all over.

Nan

Martie

Moderator

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since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

11 posted 2002-06-17 06:26 PM

Kethry

Bravo for this verse and for you!

Magnus

Member Laureate

since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

12 posted 2002-06-17 08:28 PM

Keth....awesome...NOW IF ONLY everyone would
read and learn from this poem...

Time, sadly so, moves very slowly toward
change...

Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

13 posted 2002-06-17 08:41 PM

Absolutely beautiful Kethry!
And...very very true!

~HUGS~

Dark Angel
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since 1999-08-04

Posts 10095

14 posted 2002-06-17 11:30 PM

An exceptional read Lynne... I applaud you.

Sunshine

Administrator

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

15 posted 2002-06-18 01:34 PM

That's my girl....

suthern

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since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

16 posted 2002-06-20 10:51 AM

I missed the question... but certainly applaud this excellent answer. *S* Wonderful write!!!!

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