Must Request Amnesty
A poem about the ridiculousness of having to request general pardon for the colour of one's skin.
Must Request Amnesty
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"You say it's compassion?
It's only gross parody!
You give him small ration,
You dont know his malady.
You whip him, such cruelty!
You look with disdain,
At his writhing thin body
Then you whip him again!
You say it's equality?
It's only a travesty!
The man was born black
And he must request amnesty.
Born black and you've made him
Sorely regret it,
Must request amnesty
(But he knows he won't get it!)"
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