How do you write about what has been happening in America as a white man? My helplessness and shock at what I have been witnessing are tiny feelings compared to the terror and anger which must be being felt by the black community there. I cannot even put myself into their place. It is simply an impossible proposition for any white person, and especially a man. You see, nobody judges me according to my skin colour. We are all judged in some way, but these verdicts come upon by others usually remain in their own minds. This has not been, and is still not, the experience for many people in the world.
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Disappointment
When a child, they are a god to you
They lead, you follow
Bigger, stronger, more confident
Then you grow, begin to catch up
And finally overtake
You want to learn, to improve
But they seem to be stuck in their ways
Even regressing
Unwilling to change, to grow up
They weren’t clever after all
Just bigger and stronger
What a disappointment
My big brother, America
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© Neil Hayes and neilhayeswriter