RACISM IS TAUGHT: THE DESPERATE

We’re desperate now, it seems that you have caught us

For centuries we’ve managed to succeed

Painting a dangerous, violent picture

Of those we have determined shouldn’t be

We’ve visited our hatred on our children
But their children seem less apt to embrace
The sickness in our souls that twists our thinking
The bigotry they see as a disgrace

We’ve had a decent run, but now it’s ending

In our last ditch effort to defend

We have to make you see that we’re not evil

We have no crimes for which to make amends

Yes, we kill, but please know there’s a reason

Our fear of Blackness has us overwhelmed

We long for days when people could own people

We’re losing ground, as far as we can tell

Our hatred has been fueled by our ignorance

We’ve lost the will to see how wrong we are

We’ve taken to acting as vigilantes

Unhinged, we look for reasons to wage war

For any reason we seek out a target

We decide who should exist or die

There was a time when we would go unnoticed

But now, the world sits stunned, with open eyes

Now the world sees our mode of destruction 

Wonders of the deaths it hasn’t seen

Wonders how we’ve always escaped justice

Wonders why no one has intervened

Now, the world sees who has been complicit

Nowhere to hide; we’re in viral spotlight

Finally, we’ll face the justice system

This time, it will be much harder to fight

We can no longer hide behind our privilege

Our crimes have been broadcast for all to see

We have to find a way to spin the story

We have to justify brutality

We have to make you think that they deserved it

It’s why we search so desperately to find

Even the most menial indiscretion

In hopes that you’ll unsee, and change your mind

Remove the focus from our damning action

Divert attention from the evil act

Blame the victim’s life for why it ended

While keeping killer’s legacies intact

We have no shame in how we dig and scour

To reveal whatever we can use

To tarnish every dead man’s reputation

To murder, slander, damage, and accuse

Expect us to leave no stone undisturbed, now

We have to make you think ill of the dead

Our hope is, you’ll forget how they were murdered

And think we saved society instead

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