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TITLE: Caucasian, Christian, Middle-Class Male By Patrick McClure 03/22/06 |
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But I’m not sorry
Is it a cult or cultural sin to be men?
Or to be white-skinned?
Is it possible to seek equality
Plausible to embrace diversity
While still being me?
Everyone says don’t treat on the basis of skin color
Or judge a book by its cover
But by my cover others assume apathy
Or lethargy
Or worse still they think of bigotry and
Past episodes of sin from my ancestry
But I don’t live in the 1800’s
I wasn’t born in the 1950’s
I live in 2000 in suburban Seattle
And wanna battle society’s ills
I don’t kill, judge, or turn my head
Just to stay on top
Because my lot in life wasn’t earned by me
I was born into this, just like you
And my God requires I live by His calling
Falling humbly each day to pray for words to say
And ways to do what’s right
To fight those who abuse their rights
Because perhaps I have the political or personal power
To help others in need
To feed hungry souls
Black, white, male, female
Those who’ve spent years in jail
And frail mothers of three
Who’ve been abused, abandoned
Perhaps I do care
Perhaps I do see, I do feel
Perhaps I … do
But would you care?
Would you see past the front page of my book
Take a look at my life and realize
That yeah, I’m a Caucasian, Christian, middle-class male
But I do care
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