prejudice... <br />applied ignorance, <br />often worn under the mask <br /> <br />of religious fanaticism... <br />spurred on by fear, <br />often disguised as patriotism... <br /> <br />the sickness, the disease, <br />that elevates the self <br />to a higher plane.... <br /> <br />the blindness that refuses <br />to see the likeness in the mirror... <br />prejudice.... <br /> <br />no excuse!<br /><br />Eric Cockrell<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/prejudice-24/