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RACISM

By Dan Donlan, www.PoetryPoem.com/dandy1    Unlock all Features - Upgrade to Poetry Prime


If accused of anything I am a member of the human race
I used to race as a two miler
I am white because I am on my Father's side Irish
But to say I am Irish debatable
We traced my ancestry
Originally we were Norseman who concurred and stayed as Irish
My eye are blue hair blonde with part red
Now does this make me Red?
Traced Mom's ancestry and she comes from Kings and Queens
A direct decedent of Constantine the first
Who if you trace further had black cousins in his family
Does that make me of mixed race
My best friends are of mixed races
My Grandchildren have a Chinese Grandmother
So I often eat Chinese food
My wife is originally from Canada and English
As an Irishman I sometimes despise the English
Although I speak English and love my wife and Grandchildren
Does this make me Racist or race loving?
I cried at my best friend in grade school funeral
He was black but adopted by white parents
I have never disliked anyone for their race
So this brings up the people I do not like irrespective of color
I dislike immensely criminals of any color
I don't like Illegal immigrants being given free welfare
My family when they came to America were mistreated
But we worked, paid taxes and served in the military
Many of my black friend, Spanish friends did likewise
So to hate a person for his color is insane
Get off the drugs listen to your own heart not the rambling of others
It is time we got over religious warring and long standing hatreds












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