A rant

by nouriguess   Mar 2, 2023


I wish my skin was a couple of
shades whiter, so you could sympathize
more when it's bruised.

I wish my nationality didn't
repel you that much, that I had
a different passport, one that could
get into your heart.
I wish you took a stand when
we grasped for air under the debris,
had bombs for breakfast, bled
silently for years,
as furiously as you did
when your favourite celebrity got
shaded on instagram.

It shouldn't but it hurts.
It hurts to know that where I come from
defines whether or not I deserve
your "thoughts and prayers".
It shouldn't but it cuts to me to the quick
that you choose to filter victims
before you show concern.
It shouldn't anymore, but it still kills me
that we are the rejected category.

I wish I could scream
without an accent, so that my pain
is more relevant to you.

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  • 1 year ago

    by Star

    I care and I hear you. Always and forever in my thoughts and prayers..

  • 1 year ago

    by nouriguess

    To anyone out there in the world who expressed indifference (and for some, joy) that over 40000 people passed away and 9 millions got evacuated and/or lost their houses, by last month's earthquake: If (and I hope you never do) you ever experience a traumatizing event, and I hear about it, I will do everything in my power to help you get through the trauma. I will reach out. I will speak up. I will listen. And most important of all, I promise I will care.

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