The racist cloaks his loathing thoughts <br />behind deceiving eyes <br />Those men who once wore hoods and robes <br />Today wear shirts and ties <br /> <br />Their methods changed but yet and still, <br />Their mission is the same <br />Today they lynch with politics, <br />the racist's favorite game <br /> <br />Divide and conquer is their plan <br />to keep minorities <br />From seeing that the forest lies <br />just shortly past the trees <br /> <br />Racism lurks within the press, <br />courthouses, banks and schools <br />Black folks convinced that all is well <br />have certainly been fooled <br /> <br />A racist underground exists, <br />a chilling fact indeed <br />They seek to kill, steal and destroy, <br />We can't let them succeed<br /><br />Steven Taylor<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/racism-today/
