The Racist

The Racist

A Poem by Einstein Noodle

The Racist
Born blind as 
        far
 
               as eye can see
You're all different.
            Just.
                       Like.
 Me.
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© 2016 Einstein Noodle


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funny how we see little kids playing together...all of them, not a care in the world and not a prejudiced bone in their bodies...then they grow up and learn it---from those who came before...we seem to have come so far since the 60's in some ways and yet not far at all...still the same old thought process...and your poem speaks to that concept...we are all different, especially those who have phobias against the others who are. I see the "born blind" more as born blind of the differences and then the eye sight and heart sight improves...in a bad way...and then we see the differences and focus too much on them...in a negative way...

j.

Posted 8 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Einstein Noodle

8 Years Ago

thank you for your insightful reading of this one jacob ..spot on! i can relate to your inferences a.. read more



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This poem made me think of a book I read when I was young called Black Like Me. Guy injected himself with a dye that made his skin black. A good poem gets the reader to think more words than the poem consists of. This one definitely did that for me. Thinking about racism and what does someone who is blind think about all our concern about melanin.

Posted 2 Years Ago


Einstein Noodle

2 Years Ago

sounds like a good book to have under one's belt .. you cut right to the chase sir .. what's all the.. read more
William Michael Reeves

2 Years Ago

You got a typo in the brain. You take melatonin at night. Melanin makes your skin dark.
Einstein Noodle

2 Years Ago

in a minor way but it is a sleep aide as well ;) when Norma was still with me I told her it was putt.. read more
Who is not, afraid, I mean. I see a small crowd of young men near a corner, just ahead, just in enough shadow to moisten their skin. I cross the street, add a few steps to my route and when I come abreast, close enough to perceive color, "why they are just like me". I want nothing to do with them and hasten my pace.

Posted 3 Years Ago


Einstein Noodle

3 Years Ago

yes! we belong to the human race .. what we project sometimes gives the right impression .. sometime.. read more
Satire at its best here 'E'. So strange how most of us see ourselves as unbiased until confronted with fear and anger.

Posted 5 Years Ago


Einstein Noodle

5 Years Ago

yes .. fear and anger .. mortal enemies eh!? ;) thanks for your review John .. always appreciate you.. read more
This is as simple as it gets - perfectly expressed. All "-ists" are indeed blind, and deaf, and equally different, and not at all comfortable with that part of themselves. Thus - the racist (agist, sexist, etc.) is born.

Posted 6 Years Ago


Einstein Noodle

6 Years Ago

hi Rita! yeah this one is pretty bare boned for sure ... in a troubled and wide wide world we forget.. read more
These people are locked in to the caliber of there rifles, the testosterone swirling in the chapters of same & different. Bravo E!

regards,
al

Posted 7 Years Ago


Einstein Noodle

7 Years Ago

thanks Bid Al! i so appreciate you visiting and reviewing ... sadly sometimes hate is extended in th.. read more
Alfred Kukitz

7 Years Ago

Your a sweetheart of a guy E!
Einstein Noodle

7 Years Ago

awwwww! man hug :)
God help a world where we would all be the same. Who would we be. I suppose we all have our prejudices. I don't like squash...they're small and yellow and not at all trustworthy. There is infinite wisdom in your poem, E. Very wise you be.

Posted 7 Years Ago


Einstein Noodle

7 Years Ago

i suppose you only eat red things! .... :) thanks for reading and for lending a bit of humor to a (f.. read more
Excellent observations that can apply so powerfully in our era of deep divisions! I've always loved the diversity of different people, so it's hard to understand why anyone would prefer to be amongst a homogenous group!?!?! Thanks for the subtle reminder to open our hearts (((HUGS)))

Posted 7 Years Ago


Einstein Noodle

7 Years Ago

hi barley girl ..i am happy you stopped to read and review ..you lift my spirits :) i think it is fe.. read more
it`s only in our minds,we all bleed the same colors

Posted 7 Years Ago


Einstein Noodle

7 Years Ago

thanks wordman! always appreciate your reviews .. they are important to me ... it seems so baffling .. read more
As beautiful in its simplicity as it is in its message.

Posted 7 Years Ago


Einstein Noodle

7 Years Ago

M!!! where have you been??? what a fine surprise to see you had visited ..don't know how i missed yo.. read more
Jesus said something like, the poor we always have with us.
Racists we will likely always have with us; they should neither be overemphasized nor, most certainly, joined.
Still, as long as they bring no harm to others, I believe people are free to think what they wish.
Excellent bit of work, E

Posted 7 Years Ago


Einstein Noodle

7 Years Ago

how true how true my friend ... i agree with you that this world is not for being a utopia .. its a .. read more

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