Sorry Not Sorry Enough
Racism is a cupcake you
Told yourself you didn’t eat
But you did, you did eat that cupcake
You ate the cake and then
You ate the frosting
You licked the wrapper
You put the box back in the fridge
With one cupcake missing
No, it was not delicious
The unearned sweetness
Coats your sharp teeth
Lies on your tongue.
Actually, that was me
I ate the cupcake
Even as I ate it I forgot.
You can’t forgive me for stealing
Everything the cupcake represents
Or shouldn’t even, if you do
–Ticky Kennedy
Poet in Residence
SchoolNewsToday.com
NOTES
*“The typical White family has eight times the wealth of the typical Black family and five times the wealth of the typical Hispanic family,” from “Disparities in Wealth by Race and Ethnicity in the 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances,” publication of the Federal Reserve. **“This is Just To Say,” William Carlos Williams, “Forgive me/They were delicious.” The Poetry Foundation.
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