Racial Assaults

Racial insults and assaults Happen as we breathe As we conceivably seethe Every time, without faults When our sisters are mistreated Undermined psychologically, and humiliated When our brothers are racially profiled And discriminated against for being who they are This is a horrendous crime, this is a dumb war Too many victims exist. This is wild It is like living in a jungle Where some men and women behave Worse than lions and scavengers. They juggle With ignorance and stupidity. They are enslaved By a false sense of superiority. Racial assaults are as bad as sexual violence As disgusting as rape, as evidence By the psychological asphyxiation Of depriving other human beings of their rights To live happily and to enjoy without fights The fruits of their labor, and their rights to relaxation. Racial insult is like rape indeed, a form of violence Where the stigma lasts for a long time It is an abhorrent crime Which has deleterious consequences On the feeble and unfortunate victims Let’s build coalitions, groups or teams So we can eradicate all types of racial discrimination Through tolerance, intelligence and education. Copyright © November 9,2015 Logerie Hébert, All Rights Reserved Hebert Logerie is the author of several collections of poems.