Outside Looking In
I prefer it this way
Looking in on a world that excludes me
That does nothing less than use me
It seems so perfect without me
Enjoying the fruits of my labor
I should just disappear
So, it can continue to appear
To be perfect
But who would work for you?
Who would you look at?
With your scornful eyes
Hating the very sight of me
Not even knowing why
I can be resentful
Despising you for all you have
Staying a victim
Blaming you for what I lack.
Would it be so wrong?
For me to stay outside and you, in
Some would call that a
Win … Win
A situation that solves
A nation of hate
We should all just separate
And wait…
for time to heal old wounds
Build and grow using
Our own tools
That is a thought
One that makes sense
It’s been attempted before
But your ancestors invented
A reason to murder or imprison.
The leaders who executed the plan
Can’t make us stay and insist
that we leave in the same breath
forcing a punishment upon us
that is worse than death.
Ignorance, we’re so insulted
By the word but
Not knowing is nothing
to be ashamed of
Ignoring the truth
When it’s right in front of you
Is the reason they enslave us.
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