IN HIGH PLACES
We don’t think you belong here
We really don’t want your kind
But, our messaging must convey
We have an open mind
We must shed our reputation
Exchange the old for new
So, if we must become diverse
We”ll choose the worst of you
We’ll decide what version
We want the world to see
And when you fail
Because, you will
There’ll be no scrutiny
We’ll pick the ones with least appeal
Who fit our narrow view
Tropes; stereotypes
Sob story hype
Look. Any fraud will do
Any willing stooge
Void of a spine; integrity
Any gullible lump
Seeking opportunity
It’s our goal to say, “We told you so!”
“We looked! We tried!”
But, we know our search was a sham
We know who we denied—
Brilliant minds
Promising finds
We said weren’t a good fit
Scholars who actually did the work
We wanted none of it
We couldn’t admit the experts
They would trash our narrative
We couldn’t welcome the competent
We’re much too sensitive
We’re so steeped in our bigotry
We can’t promote the thought
That anyone unlike us
Is our equal, as we ought
No. It’s our job to hold up
As examples, those that we
Are comfortable in selling to
Our strict community
We’ll hire buffoons
Human cartoons
Those with no sense of pride
The sellouts; the delusional
Those who can’t pick a side
The ones who grin
Shuffle and spin
Just glad to be inside
We’ll boost their egos
Knowing full well
They’re unqualified
Were there better choices?
Sure! But, once again, we can’t
Be found embracing excellence
Or the intelligence
That does exist— that does persist
Oh no! We can’t do that!
The end result is, bright and dull
Are tossed in the same vat
Have you all not noticed
Who we always lift up high
Who we platform, push, promote
Who we identify?
It’s always those who we know
Are apt to be exposed
In whose histories are hiccups
Tragic, if disclosed
We do our choosing purposely
So, in the end it seems
We weren’t the evil arbiters
Of ending someone’s dreams
We can say we gave a chance
But, as we’ve always known
You simply don’t belong here
We’ll claim your stuff, now build own
And when you do?
We’ll be right there to burn it to the ground
If serving us is not your goal
We don’t want you around
If your presence isn’t to improve our bottom line
We certainly can’t have you concocting your own design!
We don’t want you here
It’s just not something we can say
But seriously, why do you want to be here anyway?
VRWc2026
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