I don't mean to pull a Michael Jackson but it don't matter if you're black or white.

Just a little experiment in class. I'm sorry if this offends anyone, I am not racist. I will take it down if it is, though. My inspiration? the ending joke.

When I see an Asian kid

chalk white skin

eyes folded to unblinking coin slots

I say to him

"Your family must be racist. You look full Chinese."

"I'm Korean," he says.

"Same s**t, different country," I say.

When I see a Maori kid

beef gravy skin

and carved tattooed legs

I say to him

"Your family must be racist. You look full Maori."

"Oh, I am, aye, but I'm Irish too," he says.

"Buy you a beer, bro?" I ask.

"I don't drink," he says.

"You're a liar," I say.

And I see an Indian boy.

His skin a dead plum brown

knobby   fingers   mischievous 

he sees me and smiles

and I sneer a facial whirlpool.

"You must be racist," he says.

 "I am not," I say. "I'm Filipino, 

Lebanese,

Irish,

Scottish,

European and with a dash of Spanish.

What right do I have to be racist?"

He just stares at me, and I laugh.

"Silly Indian," I say.

"I'm also Japanese," he says, while his eyes ravish my shell.

"You're a liar," I say.

"Buy you a beer?" he asks.

"No thanks," I say. "I've got enough nationalities in me."

Reviews

[no sun]

No reason to remove this. To take a raw approach against racism and it works. Excellent write.

[Michael G.]

You are right. Nothing should matter.
Unfortunately, not everyone agrees.
good write.

[The Jay]

Hahahah. Really amusing. I like it!