He’d always been a racist
“send em back home" was his cry,
"they’re all from an inferior race
they’re just not like you or I."
He was very fond of rock climbing,
and off every weekend he’d go
never put off by the weather,
even in blizzards or snow.
One day his luck just ran out,
he fell fifty feet onto ice,
he was warned not to climb that day,
but he just ignored their advice.
A helicopter found him
though the hospital beds were all full,
they rushed him right into the theatre
to mend his fractured skull.
It was a delicate operation
touch and go from the start,
to mend the brain damage,
that was the difficult part.
He was taken straight from the theatre
into intensive care,
whilst his wife with a tearstained face
sat sobbing in the hospital chair.
When at last he was concious
he made a request to his wife.
He said "I want to see the surgeon
to thank him for saving my life."
The surgeon came as requested,
and pulled the screen right back,
then he saw to his consternation,
that the brilliant surgeon was BLACK.
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Great poem and the right message
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Swan song
Many Thanks for you appreciation of my "Just Desserts" poem
glad you liked it Best Wishes George -
Pisces rainbow
Many Thanks for your kind comments on"Truth" very much appreciated ,glad you liked it Best Wishes George ++++
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God loves irony.
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deercatcher
Thanks for your comments on"The Racist" George
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just as well he wasn't with it enough to throw a fit beforehand, eh? wouldn't i love to be a fly on the wall in that hospital at that particular moment.
i enjoyed this story, it pairs well with something i wrote recently about racism. thanks for entering. once i get over the anonymous issue, i'm going to bookmark this.
looking it over, the only change i'd suggest would be to take the intro cap out if you're not going to do caps or punctuation in the rest of the piece.
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rhyana
Many Thanks for your kind comments on "the Racist".I have decided to punctuate the poem.
I hope I have done it accurately (not my strong point) 1929 wasnt a good year for
education.Best Wishes and Kind Regards George
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A very well written piece.
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Ohhh I love it! I really didn't see the ending coming, and I was thinking that the two ideas (the racism and the rock-climbing accident) didn't really seem to connect. Fantastic ending. Well done
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Jessminda 16
Many Thanks Jessminda for your kind comments on "The Racist" they are very much appreciated. I have written
another one with a sting in the tail called"Values" see if you like it
I'l comment on more of yours later Best Wishes.George +++
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How ironic to come face to face with your nemesis. Another good one George and well written. Happy trails
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