SCARY WHITE, SCARY BLACK

Let our imaginations run wild

And for once dream

With no thoughts of victimization

Nor victimising

Isn’t creation interesting?

Imagine how the white man felt

When he first saw the black man

Probably scared out of his wits

So scared, he took to his heels

Shouting of seeing a ghost

Tripping, falling, rolling over

But managing to get home

To probably collapse

Only to wake, tell what he had seen

And be branded mad

Imagine how the black man felt

When he first set eyes on the white man

He must have been very terrified

Probably climbing the near tree

To observe what creature that is

Being careful not to be seen

When he got the chance

I’m sure he flew like an aeroplane

To his hut

To tell this unbelievable story

Feeling not the thorns that pricked his feet in flight

Now let’s just imagine

They bumping into each other for the first time

I’m sure you’re closing your ears to the screams

“aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”

Probably collapsed

The first, which I presume to be the black,

Of course because it must have been his territory

Waking up and running like hell chases

Looking for the route to his house

Well, well, well.

Life is such an unbelievable existence

Being and seeing scaring us out of our wits

It’s a good thing we get to see our likes

Fight our thoughts only to realize we’re equal

Shake hands, mate and laugh on

Interesting!

By amoafowaa