Today, the U.S. Supreme Court banned using race as a consideration in college admissions. I’d like to take them to school with this poem:
Don’t Buy Colorblind Just U.S.
The people have been herd
It has been dictated
In black and white
Though technically
Overwhelmingly white
That we should be led
Buy the colorblind
And served by many pages
Bequeathing an other great hit
The Supremes
The lesser group
That is
In this case
Chief just us Robbers
Affirmatively assigned
No doubting Thomas
Handing him
Such portending scrip
Instructing U.S.
That wee should be schooled
Where ever might be
Or at least be longing
In our place
And what does
This mean
Red, White, and Blue unquestioned
Now deferred too
As White, White, and White
The law firm
Of the future
And the passed
Assuming the roll
Of just
An other ruling
Or aught
Wee go
Owed school
On these national arrears
A parent debt
Whiting out our dreams
No deference
Between black ink
And red ink
Just Inc.
Well
Don’t be prized
If we are caught
Short
Fore inclusivity
Never the less
May a youthful age soon peer
As we open our pupils
To more than on the money
“e pluribus unum”
Less emoji
And more umoja
Note to white folks: “umoja” is Swahili for “unity”. Umoja is the first of the seven principles of Kwaanza.
