How to tackle racism?
Correct names are a traditional tool
Then we enter the minefield, the swamp, of -ism
Always someone is left out from the human pool
Dutch Black Pete isn't seen with the same standard
As is Iranian Black Pete
First is slandered, latter wins an award
Not easily, tastes meet
The name 'America' seems a strong symbol
Yet, a true perfectionist
Makes even that name crumble
Skipping Amerigo Vespucci, is truly non-racist
America needs a new, neutral name
A name that doesn't mention any people or person
Then, everyone is left out of fame
I try to suggest a new name that may be spot on
Atlantis is already taken
East India leaves too many a question
Westland is geographically always mistaken
Pacifia would be my suggestion
Native Pacifian
Caucasian Pacifian
Then the first ambiguity: Asian Pacifian ~
The first pitfall for any correct politician
Is it ever possible:
Win the fight against racism
In a way that's plausible
Without ending in dead end-activism
Any answer is appreciated
To this question that keeps many fascinated
Saturday, December 26, 2015
Monday, December 21, 2015
Christmas Dream
A green Christmas will come true
Have any of you
Seen any snow, this Winter?
Icebergs crumble & splinter
Blackbirds sing
Temperatures remind of Spring
Weirdness is main theme
In the present world scheme
What is the future of life,
Of water, land, in this strife?
I leave the question for now
After the holidays, further we plow
Have any of you
Seen any snow, this Winter?
Icebergs crumble & splinter
Blackbirds sing
Temperatures remind of Spring
Weirdness is main theme
In the present world scheme
What is the future of life,
Of water, land, in this strife?
I leave the question for now
After the holidays, further we plow
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Nothing & Something
Is nothing space between more than a thing
Like silence is nothing between sounds
Or is it the also-existing non-existing
Perhaps it isn't a question that hounds
Because there's always something
Creation and mass have no bounds
If creation has no ending
Would it be a statement that astounds
That creation has no beginning
Like silence is nothing between sounds
Or is it the also-existing non-existing
Perhaps it isn't a question that hounds
Because there's always something
Creation and mass have no bounds
If creation has no ending
Would it be a statement that astounds
That creation has no beginning
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Stairways
Recently, this, I discovered:
Belief & trust climb a stairway
Like a game, it's steps are numbered
Not just like a computer play
First, you protect yourself from harm
That is when you reach level one
Then, a story does more than warm
With faith, level two has been done
To protect, belief, and exchange
That's when trust reaches level three
People are heroic or strange
Yet, confidence can set them free
Let's thank humanity's beauty
Let's gather willingness to see
Belief & trust climb a stairway
Like a game, it's steps are numbered
Not just like a computer play
First, you protect yourself from harm
That is when you reach level one
Then, a story does more than warm
With faith, level two has been done
To protect, belief, and exchange
That's when trust reaches level three
People are heroic or strange
Yet, confidence can set them free
Let's thank humanity's beauty
Let's gather willingness to see
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Political Gossip
When politicians bring up
A colleague's personal life
They usually drank a vinegar filled cup
To give their mind strife
Bringers of doubtful, unproven news
About others' personal life
Usually share clear news
About their very own strife
Charlie Brooker, lord Ashcroft ~ before unknown
They push forth their own sour faces
Unknowingly, themselves, they've blown
Their own minds ~ as being small places
Even those who don't admire
David Cameron
Still appreciate a strong wire
With relevance, without easy con
My lecture for today would be:
Stick to business
Don't strut your own hate memory
To those who care less
A colleague's personal life
They usually drank a vinegar filled cup
To give their mind strife
Bringers of doubtful, unproven news
About others' personal life
Usually share clear news
About their very own strife
Charlie Brooker, lord Ashcroft ~ before unknown
They push forth their own sour faces
Unknowingly, themselves, they've blown
Their own minds ~ as being small places
Even those who don't admire
David Cameron
Still appreciate a strong wire
With relevance, without easy con
My lecture for today would be:
Stick to business
Don't strut your own hate memory
To those who care less
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