Once Again

Once again the mirror was held up,

to reveal the dark in me.

Once again, I chose to reflect it onto someone else,

shunned all accountability.

Down with the white caps, 

down with the khaki I cried ....

but once again, I failed to look within,

to see the black in me.

Hang the rats by their tails, we cried

we bayed for their blood,

castrate them, we thundered,

and marched ahead, to make ourselves heard.

But once the dust settled down,

once again, we crawled back into oblivion.

When the evil raised its ugly head again,

we just turned our eyes away, convinced, we are helpless.

But aren't we the ones,

who daily fed this hungry monster?

By refusing to change,

to listen, to see, to talk,

and bury it in denial,

we just perpetuated this monster.

Our slate is not clean, 

we just swept it away under the rug. 

If only we could clearly see,

the evil straight in the eye

every time the mirror was held up,

we'd find it lurking, right within.

Where is the dragon,.

you're looking to slay?

Its not dressed in khadi, nor in khaki,

it is wearing your own skin.

Teach our future, what's right,

what's wrong,

what is acceptable and what is to be abhorred.

Change will surely come,

one we start from within our homes.