It is the birthright <br />of every person of African descent <br />to be happy <br /> <br />and the duty of all <br />the rest of our world pigment spectrum <br />to see that they are <br /> <br />no-one should be allowed to rule <br />any African, and let’s throw in <br />any South American or Caribbean, state <br />and come to think of it any <br />Southern state of the USA <br />unless they recognise this god-given talent <br />and then go on from this prime duty <br />to fill the learned professions, <br />skilled workers, artists, <br />musicians, dancers, <br />politicians ha <br />and so on <br /> <br />the African smile was made by God <br />and we should all remember this <br />I mean just use your eyes <br /> <br />and if you think that’s patronising <br />go jerk a chicken <br /> <br />how do I know this incontrovertible <br />fact you may ask, dumbo <br /> <br />because Mr Organic Fruit and Veg <br />has just delivered today Friday <br />along with these treasures <br />of God’s earth, a huge <br />organic free range natural <br />dawn-fresh renewable <br />smile <br />which he tells me is of <br />African, Spanish American, and Caribbean <br />extraction <br />and which is a happiness boost <br />for the whole week to <br />this pinko-whitey honky with <br />the long grey face <br /> <br />sometimes, the truth is just <br />looking you in the eyes<br /><br />Michael Shepherd<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/nigger-was-a-fashion-colour-in-the-1930s/
