You won’t go to heaven
You won’t go to hell
You’ll stay in your bed
With the stench and the smell…

Nina simone, “Dambala” (Prompt from Nevada Jane Arlow)

I hope there is mercy
For a white boy like me
I’ve never been a slaver
But a racist, I be.

I don’t deserve heaven,
Not sure about hell…
I think it’s probably empty:
And all shall be well.

Doesn’t mean I can be lazy
About my complicity, for
This world matters just as much
As eternity…

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