The Weight of History
Color. Gender.
Cast. Creed.
Insignificant details.
Trivial.
Those that end up
on top,
deserve to be
on top.
Hard work and grit
is all it takes.
We hide behind
this toxic fairy tale
of equality.
Denying responsibility.
Culpability.
The weight of history
tells a different story.
Bias, slithering through
subconscious.
Suppression coiling
around “other”.
Us. Them.
Poisoning perception.
Smothering humanity.
The insatiable beast
of privilege
greedily hoarding.
Deluding himself
that life is fair.
Clinging to complacency,
guilts’ obedient accomplice.
It is time
to rise above
our disgraceful inheritance.
Atone for centuries
of wrong.
Remove the shackles
of injustice.
Dismantle societal structures
perpetuating inequality.
Strip our tainted skin,
laden with histories lies.
Exposing
the beautiful truth.
There is no Us and Them.
There is only Us.
