Ignorance is not Bliss
It’s funny how ignorance
S e e p s through brains
Like there’s no other option but hate.

Like it matters what gender
Brenda was,
Or who Sally decides to date.

It’s sickening how
When Bob walks down the street,
He’s not met with love.

But he’s black so
Instead,
He’s less; he’s a thug.

It’s confusing why Thomas
Gets no jobs
With his art,

Why it offends so much,
Why tattoos
Aren’t “smart”.

It’s sad how Lacey
Is labeled
A w****,

When her whole life
Is now her baby,
And buying diapers at the store.

It’s stupid how Felipe
Gets called
“Fat”,

Like it makes him
A bad worker,
And that’s just that.

But what kills me the most,
Is the way people
React,

When you tell them
We’re 99% the same,
And that it’s a legitimate fact.