I was in my office one day <br />And an old black truck driver came my way <br />As we were talking a ganster walked in <br />Cussing all the white men <br />The old black man looked at him <br />He said boy where have you been <br />I was born in racial segragation <br />Whipped day in and day out <br />You do not know what your talking about <br />I am tired of you so called gansters <br />Crying about racism <br />You were never put in a cage like a hamster <br /> You get scholarships <br />Business loans <br />Affirmitive action <br />Cars and cell phones <br />I had to work my tail off to earn the things I have <br />You just cry racism and they give in to your lies while you laugh <br />I forgave the white people along time ago <br />They were fools that needed to know <br />What wrong was done <br />Now they try making amends <br />And we in turn reversed the racism <br />Become a real man <br />Watch over your family <br />Work hard and honestly <br />Earn your keep <br />God will make you reap <br />Forgive the past <br />Help make the future last <br />Love your brothers and sisters <br />Respect your elders <br />End the hatred you did not earn <br />The hatred that I once scorned <br />Because hatred will eat you inside <br />And stupidity like racism will never die. <br />Because your actions keep racism alive<br /><br />Dimitri Jagodinski<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/an-old-black-man-and-a-young-gangster-poem-about-racism/
