Hypocrisy (January 13, 2019)

Ever stopped

And listen to yourself

Speak?

Describing a person

As your ------- friend?

(Please use

Whatever marginalized group

Best fits.)

Tipping the scales

To exclusion

And hate.

However

You deny this.

Only value

Political checkmark

On invisible list

Showing “liberal” creds.

Otherwise

No interaction.

Never looking

Beyond the surface

Seeing who's standing

Before you.

Lost opportunity

In building bridges

Across rivers of ignorance

And lakes of hate.

Restoring equilibrium

Out of chaos

That’s modern life.

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