Do You Have A Clue?

By Selina Toussaint-Peterson

Do you have a clue what it feels like to be told to go back to where you come from?

Where’s that then, England? The same country as you and my mom!

Do you know what it feels like when your house is no longer a home,

You feel like a stranger, an outsider in your city, chilling your bodies bones.

Do you have a clue about the racial tension being served?

To everyone that doesn’t look the part even though it’s undeserved!

We both were born here, but only one of us is welcomed now,

I’m trying to understand the rational, but the question keep occurring how?

Do you have a clue how unfair it is to see,

Your life isn’t affected because apparently the real problem is me.

Do you understand I can’t be a threat I’m a minority and you’re the majority,

That means anyone who looks like you automatically has authority!  

Do you have a clue that my life is forever changed by all of this?

Of course you don’t, we don’t want immigrants you continue to hiss!!

Do you understand that racism does exist,

The words written here amplify all of this!

Do you have a clue that you can make a difference?

Be an ally, speak out, reject hatred and educate yourself to avoid ignorance! 

By Selina Toussaint-Peterson