I swear I'm not racist,
I know everyone says this.

Over and over and over again.
Especially with some ****
Like trump ruling.

In fact, I've really just got ADHD
Or was it ADD?

Did you see that butterfly?
It's wings were blue and normally they're white.

But did you know that the squirrels around here
Actually carry the
High medieval ages genetic formula
Of the black plague?

Yeah, that disease.
It's the one that wiped out basically
most of the world.

I think that's part of why
We associate black things
With bad things.

Like that might be why black cats
Are killed so much more often
Than whites

Or why no one likes the colour black
Unless you're trying to get back
At your white suburban parents.

In that case, let's get you some sad poetry
Or songs
Don't forget to get a piercing
Or tattoos
Maybe something in the arms?
Oh! And you have to always wear black
Even when it's socially
Inappropriate.

Aren't there still situations in America
Where black isn't okay?
I'm about 93.4% sure that's true,
But hey. I've got a made-up mental disorder named
ADHD.

So isn't every thing free game now?
If it helps,

I'm half Cherokee

My sister died in the womb

Do those hardships that I have
Absolutely nothing to do with
make me better at talking
about discrimination now?

Should I say I have a cousin that married
Someone of a darker skin colour?
Is that better?

Or should I just admit
That I can't physically Or
Emotionally understand
Your hardships.

I can only sympathise.
I cannot emphasize.

I can only protect.
I cannot recollect.

Simply because I am the colour of snow
Or even fresh sheets of paper.
And you're the colour of
The grim reaper.

But trust me, please.
I understand it gets harder and harder
To just breathe.