They might like carrots in moscow

I don't really know what this is lmao. This was inspired by my friend's newfound prejudice against brown people and her mixing up regina spektor and ze frank.

they might like carrots in moscow or milk in may

they might like seeing things a whole other way

if i turn you upside down 

give you a window with a view

what will you see if you never knew

that sometimes fish fly

sometimes birds swim

a blind man can play

a loser can win

sometimes keys don't open what you think they will

sometimes love won’t continue to thrill

sometimes things that are supposed to help you create structure in your life

start to cause discord within you and your poem all of a sudden becomes really lopsided 

sometimes it’s hard to shift your way of looking at things

reforming prejudice might be harder than it seems

trying to rewire your brain into separating two entities

is an uphill battle with experience it seems

and all you can do is keep fighting

Reviews

[Dutch Jr.]

Nice job. Prejudice, I believe, is a biological, inborn trait of mankind. Rewiring how we view things would take lifetimes. I like the fish flying and birds swimming lines, lol. We hold fish and birds to a certain prejudice without even realizing it. But I of course liked the poem.

[Rita L. Sev]

Wonderful message, whimsically written. It is so easy to make assumptions about "them", when in reality, "they" are just like "us". Great write.

[Melanie Genevieve]

Thank you! :)

[Robert Lindsay]

The first half draws me in like captivating song lyrics of interesting contrasts n paradoxes.. and pathos which was coming through nicely.. Wow nice work..
The second half you switched off the rhyme and rhythm, which is fine if you want to leave it that way..or you *could *rework it some more?

[Melanie Genevieve]

Thanks! When I wrote this lol it was a joke poem and my friend sage and I were fooling with it. I think I most likely will bring the rhythm back and rework it later on.

[Luke L]

Lovely stuff, great writing :)

[Melanie Genevieve]

Thanks! :)

[Luke L]

you're very welcome