RollerCoaster and Racism

Rollercoaster and Racism

The emotional roller coaster

that is racism

Seems to never end

We head uphill

towards understanding

And loop back down again

some of us, we try so hard

to act and talk just right

we think we're cool and open minded

and then we find we're wrong

We blunder and we stammer

to remember the right words

so as not to degrade or hurt

but it is

hard

there are so many rules

it makes me wonder why

we can't all just

assume good intentions

and let some things go by

But the rollercoaster rattles on

We're scared, we're thrilled

we scream

we cry

Trying to live in this difficult world

and love our fellow man