(on being sick
and tired of seeing charity posters picturing hungry black children)
it is not a
picture from old times
not a picture
from colonial times
it is a picture
from today
XXI century in
the prosperous world
the
missionaries are among us
the
missionaries are always white
their victims
always black
black, brown,
shades of orange
but never ever
ever white
save the world
give us your
money
purge your
guilt
and sleep sweet
dreams
plan
international
brot für die
welt
unicef
hilfe für
afrika
give us your
money
we’ll take care
about the rest
children
children
smiling a sad smile
children and
women
women powerless
children, more
children
all black
sometimes
brown, shades of orange
but never ever
ever white
million
children
that one child
black
all over the
place
smiling a sad
smile
looking hungry
looking
powerless
in her mother’s
arms
mother
powerless
smiling a sad
smile
at the bus stop
in my mailbox
wherever I go
that one child
million
children
black
while the white
guy
dignified
shameless
stands in a
corner
plan
international
brot für die
welt
unicef
hilfe für
afrika
give us your
money
relieve the
world
children
black
sometimes
brown, shades of orange
all over the
place
exposed
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