The O.N.L.I.N.E News.... Poem by Sylvia Frances Chan

The O.N.L.I.N.E. News….

I just read an excellent poem about racism,
about George Floyd's passing,

my thoughts go to the word's end-self
about the ISM, the "ism" in the word racism
to be very clear: the end of this word

I kept thinking, in such way this poem was written

A word with the ending "ism",
is it like specialism
mechanism
or professionalism?

Is it not the same as rationalism,
absurdism, or impressionism?

Well, I shall keep this short:
only for your ears:
my spouse's work is with "ism",
my genial bro either,
my youngest son's work
and that of his lovely wife....

trust me that I know so well what racism means,
if I go deeper in this matter,
I am similar to barbarism,

please, this poem goes about the "ism" end,
like the end in the word racism,
not about racism itself, no!


© Sylvia Frances Chan - All Rights Reserved
A.D. Wednesday 17 June 2020