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You guys should read this. I thought it beautiful.

Racism still sadly continues.

By Amit Chubbah ( 21/04/08 ).

Racism comes in many different shapes and forms,

Sadly I have had my fair share since I’ve been born,

Judged before I have been even given a chance,

Delaying my future and for my career to advance.

My parents tell me of stories they have had to endure ,

I wish racism was a sickness with a dose of medication to cure, 

Thankfully there are good hearted and educated people,

Who can look beyond skin colour and treat us all as an equal.

Why would another person’s skin colour be such an issue? 

Get to know them; they might have things in common just like you,

I am so fed up of hearing “They from so and so, they all the same”,

Everyone has differences but skin colour is not to blame.

I wonder sometimes is it because the racist themselves are afraid to mix,

Who knows, I am only looking for a solution to get it fixed,

It’s a major problem none of us like or need, 

How sad to hear, a racist sees skin colour the only reason to want to make you bleed, 

You see films like ‘Mississippi Burning’,

I think to myself that was then but when are racist going to start learning? 

If humans never saw in colour, what would it be like then? 

I am sure everyone would get along and call each other friend,

I hope my kids and the next generation never get to witness racism first hand,

Lets pray for them racism was a issue in the past that no longer stands.

Life is hard as it is, without the need of racism,

Like supporting our family and giving our kids a good education,

Ways to stop racism should begin at home and school,

Getting along will be our biggest advantage, our strongest tool,

I did have people who I did call friends,

But their own racist views meant our friendship had to end.

It does not matter, if your white, black or brown,

You should feel safe to walk and talk in any town,

Racism has to be erased from every country and every street,

Knowing racism is not an issue when theirs someone new we meet,

Everyone has the right to go anywhere they choose,

Because whilst racism is still alive, no one wins, everybody lose.

To those facing racism, all I can say is be brave and stay strong,

To those racist, deep down in your heart you must know it’s wrong? 

God blessed us by putting us here, giving us all different shades of colour,

Were not meant to have the same colour skin, but we all can respect one another.

Martin Luther King Jr said in 1963 “I have a dream”

But up to now it has yet to be seen.

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What do you think?

I think this poem is really pretty, in a sense that it conveys a strong message and you know it's true. You can pick up on the tone that the author has set. The sorrow, regret and sadness over the foolishness of people who have committed crimes of racism. You can't hear her voice, yet through the words she has chosen and the weight with each word has attached to it, you still can pick up on the mood that it sets too. Words may just be scribbles on paper ( or in this case, pixels on a computer screen.. ) but because over the years, people have given meanings to words, we are able to pass on messages through these scribbles. 

Each person would undoubtedly interpret this differently. But that's the beauty of it. " Meaning lies in people, not in words ". It's what you choose to see and deduce from it.

Racism is a very real thing, even here in Malaysia. It may not be so apparent as it is in the states because we, as Malaysians, have somehow managed to live in some sort of harmony with others. We've been thought to be tolerant and respectful of one another. Nevertheless, it still exist. I hope it ends too. You can help, you know.