"The Missing And Murdered " [Reflections on Book - Right Side Up Side Down Connie Bischoff and Romeo Lemieux - re: Conventions ]
The problem’s not “conventions” for
I’ve seen them all, and I abhor
Conventions which say “Pretty Brown,
You’re trash – so we don’t want you ’round”.It’s economic at its base,
Though on the surface looks like race –
The racial part is just the flag
To view her as a pile of slag.But races mix as years go by;
One whitey said, “I wonder why
They don’t stay black and white so we
Can racial targets clearly see.”Yeah, lady, that’s what uniforms
Are for when armies kick up storms –
“Shoot anything in blue, or gray,
Or red, or white – in costume stay.”“For if you switch, it’s outright death;
If caught, you’ll take your final breath,
Because the point is, kill them first
Or they’ll kill you, and that’s much worse.”This picture? That’s the way they died
A few – for its more like a tide –
Tsunami of such racial hate –
Economy for them can’t wait.Thanks Lord for this.
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