A Sad Deal Maker

Racism in politics:

Shouldn't it be a deal breaker?

But in some places it

Appears to be a deal maker.

 

A candidate who jokes about

Public hangings and embraces

Voter suppression candidly

Can win elections in certain places.

 

She can wear a confederate cap

And pose with a rifle. Would she brag

About her segregation academy

Photo with a confederate flag?

 

Racism is a monster with

Tentacles reaching far and wide.

Many grasped by its hateful clutches

Often deny it, but how they've lied!

 

I used to think that humans had

Progressed, and my naïveté

Made it hard to accept that it

Existed in the world today.

 

But, oh, it is alive and well--

Sometimes blatant, sometimes systemic.

It must be countered by understanding,

Empathy, and fierce polemic.

 

-by Bob B (11-28-18)

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

Expressed perfectly. It's still alive and kicking unfortunately, more in some places than others. It needs to be routed out. An accomplished write Bob. Nice flow in your lines, and well composed.

Chris