DISCRIMINATION
I don’t mind the human race.
I’ve got pretty used to them
In these past twenty-five years.
I don’t mind if they sit next
To me on streetcars, or eat
In the same restaurants, if
It’s not at the same table.
However, I don’t approve
Of a woman I respect
Dancing with one of them. I’ve
Tried asking them to my home
Without success. I shouldn’t
Care to see my own sister
Marry one. Even if she
Loved him, think of the children.
Their art is interesting,
But certainly barbarous.
I’m sure, if given a chance,
They’d kill us all in our beds.
And you must admit, they smell.
(Kenneth Rexroth, 1905-1982)
2 kommentarer:
Jeg kjenner en motstand mot dette diktet, det gjør meg vondt.
Men måtte sjekke ut Rexroth, en interessant mann!
Toril
Ja, det er et veldig ubehagelig dikt, for det viser rasisme i all sin grelle tydelighet. Men grepet er godt, og Rexroth er absolutt en interessant mann med flere gode dikt.
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