So sick to death of always being judged

The color of our skins alone marking us as criminals

Leading you to believe

Painful, hurtful lies

Lies that rip and tear apart the very fabric of our once loving community

Turning the world againest us

One by one

We come forward

Begging

Pleading to understand why

Why do you always lie and say?

All Muslims are terrorists

Worked so hard to make a better life for ourselves and our families

Never would hurt even a fly

Proud to be just like you

Red blooded

Blue collar American citizens of this great land of the good ole U.S. of A.

That's why we find it

So hard

So damn hard to understand

Why do you hate us when the sin of 9/11 was none of our fault?

When all we ever did was be born

Under a different skin

A different faith and set of beliefs

That does not mean that

All Muslims are terrorists

So much hate

In your heart of hearts

We know that you must know

About us

You're all dead wrong

Insecure and afraid

Can't protect yourself by shifting the blame

Where it does not belong

Can't solve your problems by running away this way

Calling us everything that you fear

When in reality it is the hidden monsters inside of yourselfs that you should be profiling

Researching and studying the horrors of your hearts instead of continuing to spread this cruel lie

So shameful of you to sit there still and say

All Muslims are terrorists

Someday we pray

You will at last

See the error of your misguided ways

Stop pointing and accusing

Then maybe

Just maybe we can save this world together from the real enemy

United

Standing forever together as one nation

Won't you reach out your hand?

Won't you please try?

To join us to build

One nation

One world where no more are we, your fellow man, taunted and falsely accused

By the darknest of all mankind's lies

The wicked rumor being spread like cancer that

All Muslims are terrorists

That rumor must end today!

2008 Ramona Thompson