willow moon pearce - Why colour?

Wandering through my library the other day
I was astonished.
A new subject was Black Writers
I thought a writer was a writer
I never saw the difference.

Does it mean that we write differently?
I have been reading black poets for a long time
Enjoyed their words, I did not think of colour.

It upset me because it is a form of 'hidden racism'
Like having a get together and someone says,
'Bill and Lynette are coming over, they are black you know'.

None of this bigotry should be applied to the arts.
There is enough for a lifetime
There is enough hate
Too many people to spread it
And lastly, the last person you would expect.



Talking to black friends over this issue.

willow moon pearce

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