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The Pittsburgh Immigrant » Poetry http://pittsburghimmigrant.com News by and for the Pittsburgh International Community Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:20:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png The Pittsburgh Immigrant » Poetry http://pittsburghimmigrant.com Time for Us All to Win: A Young Girl’s Poem http://pittsburghimmigrant.com/2009/01/26/time-for-us-all-to-win-a-young-girls-poem/ http://pittsburghimmigrant.com/2009/01/26/time-for-us-all-to-win-a-young-girls-poem/#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2009 02:14:34 +0000 pittsburghimmigrant http://pittsburghimmigrant.com/?p=153 Continue reading →]]> A Poem on Racial Tolerance

By Sathya Baskaran

My name is Sathya and I’m ten years old,

Some say I’m different but it’s not as it’s told.

Even though I’m Indian I am pretty much the same,

And I shouldn’t feel regret, nor should I feel shame.

Prejudice is being left behind;

This is the time for everyone to shine.

Though some may laugh and some may sneer,

There shouldn’t be anger and there shouldn’t be fear.

The only problem is with people who don’t know

That we’re past the time for people to be low

Because of where they’re from or the color of their skin,

This is the time for us all to win!

I have felt injustice from people like that

Who care if you’re thin or think that you’re fat

But people like that don’t know what’s true

And that’s the person inside of you!

I am EXTREMELY glad Obama won the election. Since he’s African American, and there was prejudice against African Americans (and there still is some!) more people will accept that we ALL DESERVE THE SAME! Just because we look different doesn’t mean we have to separate ourselves into categories. Religion, culture, where you’re from– it doesn’t matter! It’s character that counts!

YAY OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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