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OPPRESSION : A Poem for Two Voices


By: Aarju Pandey

January 15, 2007 | Join the discussion (3)

Living in the U.S.
Is really great

Most people are respectful

I’m a Caucasian man

I speak English as my first language    
And I’m a CEO

I earn millions

I’m proud of this country		Living in the U.S.
Is so unfair

Most people are rude

I’m a woman of color

I have a heavy accent
I can’t find a decent job

My children are starving

Why did I come here?

I hear there are issues of racism here
No there aren’t
I have hired plenty people of color


America has a great democracy too
Women are considered equals

Life in America
Is full of opportunities		 Whenever I go
To job interviews
People smirk
At my accent

Women aren’t as good
They say

Life in America
Is full of poison


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Comments

This is America's bitter truth. But this is real America.

By: purna | January 15, 2007 11:45 AM

I agree with you aarju
u seem to be a very mature and intelligent person
how old are you?

By: Purnima | January 16, 2007 07:32 PM

Ok. Can you show things better in other parts of the world? U.S is still the best when it comes to preserving minority rights and giving opportunities to those who deserve no matter what color or ethnic group they belong to.

But I appreciate your candidness. You use simple but very powerful words - unlike many Nepali writers who look for difficult words to illustrate their wisdom.

By: Yestai Ho | January 28, 2007 10:11 PM

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