From Which Perspective Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Folks believing they are normal,
And the center of the universe...
Enjoy slotting people into categories.

I'm overdue to try that too!
Let's see from which perspective,
Shall I choose.
Let's see...

These are the same people,
Now bleeding economically.
They have been conditioned,
To 'assume' they are 'better than' most.
And depicting 'everyone' non-white...minorities!
I overheard someone from Liberia, Africa...
Tell how some 'Americans' visited his country.
And labelled them 'minorities'.
Yes!
And paraded around like royalty.

They are the ones who dictate image and policy.
They are the ones who feed decadence and lowlife.
They are the ones who begin conflict...
Just to get everyone to fight,
For 'their' interests.