I’m White! I’ve got the attention
Of you Good Men –
Now that I can sense if slavery caused racism!
I’m Black! “Eww! You are? You are
Someone not to be greeted, not to be neared –
For you have a pair of thicker negroid lips!”
I’m Tall! I have to bend myself down
Every time to shake your hand –
Because you’re short, shorter than I realized!
I’m a Happy Buddhist! What are you?
I feel terrified under your hostile gaze –
Has the Buddha not told you to follow the principles of non-violence?
I’m a Christian! The least anti-Semitic individual
You will ever come across –
Now, say it right: Do the Jews – beyond a doubt – believe in peace?
I’m a Hindu! I rely on faith
Hush hush – I’m the truest –
For I’ve got too many reasons!
“Another way of being noticed is to be humane
For antagonism towards humanity is –
To slay the slain!”
Author:
Kamol Karmakar
He completed his Bachelor in English from the University of Information Technology and Sciences (UITS), Bangladesh and M.A in English from International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC), Bangladesh. Later on, he completed a second Master’s in ELT from the same university. At the beginning of his career, he taught at Presidency International School, Chittagong. His areas of expertise and academic interests include American Literature, English Romanticism, Modern South Asian Literature, and Teaching English in an EFL Setting. He is currently serving as a Lecturer in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Science and Technology Chittagong (USTC).
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