Page 77 - Poems by Alyson Malach - Childhood to Adulthood

Racism is not trivial Kemi

In shadows deep, where pain resides,

Lies truth obscured by whispered lies.

Racism's weight, a heavy load,
Leaves scars unseen, but hearts corrode.

Dismissed as trivial, words so cruel,

Echoes of hate, a relentless duel.
Yet in their wake, souls bear the toll,

Long-term trauma takes its hold.

"We need to stop," they say with ease,
As if it's just a passing breeze.

But wounds run deep, beyond the skin,

Embedded deep, where do we begin?

To educate, to call it out,

To silence bigotry's hateful shout.

For every word, a las�ng s�ng,
Injus�ce thrives on silence's wing.

"It's trivia," they dare to claim,

While vic�ms suffer, bear the blame.

But in their pain, resilience grows,
Voices rise, their truth bestows.

No more chasing shadows, blind,

No more excuses le� to find.
Let's face the truth, confront the hate,

And build a world where love’s innate.

A Malach 18/3/2024

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