isnt it about time?

dusk arising



 

 

 



Oh come on USA
have we not yet reached that day
"I have a dream of a better tomorrow"
but still I see your bloodshed, bitter tears and sorrows

is it not now time for the sequel
when regardless of colour, every man shall live as equal
root out your evils and cast them away
that you may stand stronger, together for a better day

USA you should be the epitome of democracy
not riddled with hatred, dual standards  and hypocricy
what have you to lose, when there is  so much to be gained    
when finally you break away from your historic racist ball and chain

  • Author: dusk arising (Offline Offline)
  • Published: May 31st, 2020 05:34
  • Comment from author about the poem: It is not a perfect world, far from it, but some imperfections scream for amelioration.
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  • Fay Slimm.

    Well said indeed D.A. - hoping this write gets through to whomever it is addressed to - and any nation that makes distinctions needs this excellent appeal read over and over again.

    • dusk arising

      Thank you Fay. I was lucky to be able to see the injustice of racism in my formative years whilst being brought up in a racist family. Dr King certainly spoke to my ears.

    • orchidee

      A fine write D A.
      On a second look, I thought the title would continue.......'that Orchi stopped singing?' (Do I ever? lol)

      • dusk arising

        When can we see you on britains got talent...... notice i wrote 'seeing' not hearing.

      • ANGELA & BRIAN

        GOOD EVENING DA ~ BRIAN HERE ~ THANKS FOR Highlighting the Riots following the recent Murder in Minnesota of Afro-American GEORGE FLOYD by a Police Officer. The first line in the Song says it all ~

        People movin* out - People movin* in
        Why ? Because of the colour of their skin
        Run - Run - Run - but you just cant hide !

        There are 13 million Afro-Americans in the USA - most of them like Michelle O*Bama - descendents of Slaves. The song highlights the problem. Because they were imported from Africa to work as Slaves in the Plantations they are the wrong colour for the lattitude and so *They can*t Hide*. Despite the optimism in MLKs *I Have a Dream Speech* Native-Americans will always be judged by *The colour of their Skin*. In 2003 my Folks took me to New Orleans & Memphis & Nashille for my 20th Birthday and we had a Lecture at the MLK Memorial Centre given by an Afro-American who had been in Jail with MLK. After the Lecture a Man asked *Are the Troubles over ?* The Lecturer replied *While theres one White Man & one Black Man left in the USA - The Struggle will never be over !* So theres your answer - and it is more so true when the USA has a President with Friends in the KKK. Trump was only castigating the Rioters for Destroying Property & Looting rather than those who has mudered Floyd and sparked the Riots. It is so so sad - Minnisota is a nice State to visit. Thanks for caring !

        Peace & Joy & Love
        Angela & Brian & Smokey !

      • dusk arising

        There you go again, stating the bleedin obvious...as if i wasn't aware of all that!
        Well maybe there will always be tensions between different races and maybe not. Just because one man tells you something it doesn't mean he is right. However... there is clearly a lot of room for improvement in USA's race relations and integration whether it be from the native americans, you mentioned, point of view or any of the other immigrant races including the immigrant white folk.

        U.K. has it's racial tensions but we seem to be streets ahead of USA in the way they handle the public irrespective of race or creed.

        Do you realise how patronising you are being when you write "Thanks for caring" Who the F..k do you think you are?

      • Goldfinch60

        Such a fine write about this major problem in the USA, and in many other places in our world, those in power just do not seem to care about the injustice of discrimination.
        Will that dream come true when all are equal? I cannot see it happening in my lifetime - or at all where the people in power only think of themselves.
        Maybe it will one day - Oh look at that, there is a pig flying above me!!

        Andy

        • dusk arising

          A perfect solution is pie in the sky but making a HUGE improvement CAN be done. The met were made to accept they had institutional racism and they have made huge changes to their act, not perfect but so much better than it was.



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