I’m not racist BUT …
THESE people are inferior to me
THEIR kids pick on mine at school
THEY smell different
THEY can’t look after themselves,
THEIR houses aren’t clean.
I’m not racist BUT -
THEY shouldn’t be in my country
THEY should learn my language
THEY have BIG houses given to them by the STATE
AND they’ve taken my job !
I’m not racist BUT
They shouldn’t be here
THESE people have lowered the tone of the neighbourhood
THESE people Go Around In Gangs
THESE people pray to a different God
THESE people annoy me!
This is England !
I’m not racist BUT -
THEY don’t know how to behave
They TALK TOO LOUDLY
They let their children play out in the street all the time
THESE PEOPLE ARE DIFFERENT TO ME!
I’m not racist BUT -
We’re FULL UP!
Yes we are!
Honestly!
There’s no more room!
Our country’s full up,
Our hearts are full up,
Our minds are full up and made up.
There’s no more space,
Nothing,
Nothing here,
No room anywhere,
And nothing at all to give.
2005
Near where I live the racist whites always began their justification for moving their kids away from the lovely local school to the all-white school with the heart-sinking phrase, ‘I’m not racist BUT…’
As soon as you hear it, on telly or in the street, you know exactly what sort of mindset you’re dealing with: a mind that’s full, where there’s no room for change or thought.
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Comment by Nat
I hear that saying alot where i live. And it annoys me to hear it. Yes its true the things you say in your poem but no matter what anyone says it will not change. I myself am not racist. I live with who ever is living where im living. Everyone has the right to be who they want and be where they want.
Posted on: October 7th, 2009 at 9:58 am