WHEN MEBULA RAMSANDRA...
When Mebula Ramsandra
Was five years old
His mother told him that if he wanted
To be a big strong man
He'd have to drink all his milk
And he did
When Mebula Ramsandra
Was seven years old
His teacher told him that if he wanted
To go to grammar school
He'd have to try harder with his homework
And so he did
When Mebula Ramsandra
Was fifteen years old
His lecturer told him that if he wanted
To be a lab technician
He would have to go to University
And he did
So, ten years later
When Mebula Ramsandra
Was twenty-five years old
A big, strong, clever, educated and postgraduated
The man on the other end of the telephone said
If he wanted to work for him
He'd have to be big, strong, clever, postgraduated
And white.
Valerie Noble
Macau que se vai perdendo
Há 4 anos
2 comentários:
Não conheço Valerie Noble, mas o poema é lindíssimo e, infelizmente, muito verídico.
Obrigado Lou.
Também não conheço o poeta e também concordo que é um lindo poema que reflecte bem a realidade em que vivemos.
No entanto, quero alertar que racismo não existe só do lado dos brancos....
Se se verificasse aquilo que defendo (igualdade de oportunidades e meritocracia) este poema não tinha razão de existir...
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