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I see the sad color of racism not every other day
But every second of the hour, all minutes of the day
I see the serious mental and physical damages
That this cancer has done throughout the ages
And is still doing to our beloved human beings
The others treat our People like they are leftover beans
On a petty pet's plate. Our people deserve respect
Fairness, justice, equality, acknowledgement
Compassion, credit and better treatment
Our sisters are tired of being left out on the deck
Our siblings are often harassed senselessly, persecuted
Falsely accused and relentlessly prosecuted
At one time, they were hunted and hounded by the system
At other time, hindered and haunted by an organized medium
Created to attack, destroy, burn, ravage and annihilate
To embarrass, marginalize, ridicule, punish and discriminate
I see the color of racism, when the police for no apparent reasons
Stopped, frisked and handcuffed our homeless, our elderlies
Or our law abiding citizens, like it was open seasons
To hunt for mule deer or bears, who behave like enemies
Of the civilized society. I see the sick color of racism
When our people are not hired not for being unqualified
But because of their skin color; they're quickly disqualified
Dismissed, fired or terminated. I see the monster of cynicism
All golly minutes of the day. The arrogance is unparalleled
Beyond belief. The racists forgot that God only created one race

One human race, one human race, one **** human race.

Their false pride, their fake supremacy, their ignorance is unleveled
And their audacity is incomparable. I see the colors of racism
Not that I want to search for them, not that I want to find them
Most of the time, I simply cannot elude, evade or escape them
It is not easy to ignore the litanies of bad or negative mannerisms
The bigots easily function like virulent or venomous vipers
That **** out the emotions, and that destroy all positive characters
Our lives, Black lives, like other lives, are sacramental and important
And our contributions to the world are significant
I see the ugly and surly color of racism not every other day
But every second of the hour, every minute of the **** day.


Copyright © February 24,2015, Hébert Logerie, All rights reserved
Hébert Logerie is the author of several books of poetry.
Les portes des églises et celles des écoles sont fermées.
Aucune personne décente n'est en effet dans les rues,
Où l'on voit que des crimes abjects et des horribles abus.
Plusieurs pare-brises sont brisés par des pierres mal lancées.
La violence pleut dans les rues et dans les corridors;
On ne voit ni les chiens, ni les chats en dehors.
Des maigres oiseaux, sur les branches, avec dédain et stupeur,
Regardent plusieurs voyous et charlatans au visage masqué.
C'est triste de constater ces crimes odieux. Quelle horreur!
Il y a une guerre hostile? On se demande quel parti va gagner?
On peut entendre la voix venue d'un vieillard de quelques parts
Qui crie faiblement: « Nous sommes tous des pauvres victimes,
Des clochards, qui se suicident pour des politiciens, pour des avares. »
Pas trop ****, on peut voir une femme folle avec un ami intime,
Tous deux en haillons. C'est une image de cauchemar qui prouve
Que le pays est devenu un enfer sur la terre. A la radio, on dit
Que quelques bateaux de la Marine Américaine se trouvent
Dans la rade. Qu'est qu'ils font sur notre territoire? On fuit
Ou on ne fuit pas? On n'en peut pas. Tout le monde est en prison.
La violence neige de sang dans les rues d'un pays tropical, où la peur
Règne. Les enfants n'osent pas aller jouer dans les rues, où la terreur
Siffle comme des serpents, comme les mitraillettes des démons.
Aucune guerre n'est civile et celle d'un même peuple est aussi violente
Et diabolique. Mon Dieu, les choses vont très mal dans les rues avoisinantes.
La violence pleut et tout le monde pleure. Les sinistrés sont partout aux abois.
On attend l'arrivée des bons anges qui viendront peut-être dans quelques mois.

Copyright © Juin 2019, Hébert Logerie, Tous droits réservés.
Hébert Logerie est l'auteur de plusieurs recueils de poésie.
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Renn Sep 7
sometimes i think that life is good
but then i realize i’m in a place made for people to feel happy so they stay longer.
a so called “happy place” created to cover up the places that aren’t so happy,
to cover up the dying and wars,
we see and think what they want us to.
they build attractions, distractions,
so we don’t think about what’s really going on.
just a little something i wrote while i stayed in protaras:)
In Venezuela where the palm trees sway
Under the sun little children laugh and play
Life dances in colors both bright
Two lover's kissing under the Venezuelan moonlight And art and music fills the air
A culture that warmly greets and you'll
Never find a brighter place
And together in Venezuela they stand
In unity hand in hand and
They sing a proud song
For Venezuela their beloved strand.
Trump ready to attack Venezuela 🇻🇪
The American army blew up
A boat near Venezuela everyone killed
More wars from the Devils.
Zywa Aug 31
War victims: people

who suffer from the sad fact --


that there is still war.
Autobiography "In den vreemde - Kronieken" ("In foreign parts - Chronicles", 2024, Frida Vogels), chapter 'Herbert' - May 22nd, 1976, Bologna

Collection "Trench Walking"
SpiritHeart67 Aug 29
If I am going
to Dance
I don't want
to be part of
a Dance
that is a manifestation
Of something that is existent.
If I am going
to Dance
I want
to be part of
A Dance
That brings something new
Into existence.
Sometimes, the only way to win, is not to play.
Athos Aug 28
The television is on the news channel
Showing pictures of grotesque tragedy
And stories that were yet to be told
But never got to be heard.

The television is on
Every day, at the same time.
Since I was a child, I wanted to hear those stories
But never got to hear the end of any.

The television is on
Because my dad wants to watch the news—
But he falls asleep before a baby in a distant land
Begins to talk and create its story.

The television is on;
I ask my mom what's going on
And when will I hear a complete story from their blood-stained, trauma-ridden faces.
She tells that's just how the world is.

The television is on:
The same scenario is presented every time.
I want to turn it off,
But what if a story gets told?

The television is on.
The same bloodied, horrified faces are shown;
The same rubble, corpses and tanks are shown.
I almost forgot about their stories.

The television is on,
But it's me who lit it up.
I don't like what I'm seeing,
And I know I'm powerless.

The television is on
And it stays on the whole night,
As i fall asleep before a baby in a distant land
Begins to talk and create its story.

The television is off.
No more blood smeared faces.
No more tragedy is shown.
No more explosions and cries are heard.
But the silence is loud, ringing in my ears
With the ghost of the voice meant to fill it with a story—
One that never got to be heard.
[insert cool caption here]
I would much prefer to see the lovely

     way she walks and the radiant glance of her face

     than the war-chariots of the Lydians or

     their foot-soldiers in arms.
neth jones Aug 24
should they sterilize you upon joining up ?
swipe that ability
             when they hand you a rifle ?
maybe they should stable your stability ?
snap up your identity
put it aside for safe keeping ?
file it under 'f' for 'family' or 'forsaken' or 'foreigner'
or 'forgive me'
send you out disconnected
       with a clean bill of obedience  and immorality
and if you make it back  
         you may retrieve those earnings
and then they can turn you loose
      drafted  out  of the military
perhaps then   
after a psych evaluation
  and a tally
    you can reapply
      for your right to fertility?
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