Red Man

        by Betsey Porter

        Red Man
        It's not hurting anyone, right?
        It's just a package of chew.
        It's not hurting anyone, right?
        It's only tobacco.
        The Indians used to chew, right?
        It's not hurting them.
        The Indians invented tobacco right?
        It's not hurting anyone.

        Red Man!
        How does it feel?
        Nigger! Boy!
        How does it feel?
        Jap! Chink! Spic!
        How does it feel?
        White trash!
        How does it feel?
        It cuts like a knife.
        It hurts.

        Red Man!
        No, I'm not that.
        Red brother!
        No, I'm not that either.
        Indian brother!
        No, that's still not right.
        Brother!
        Yes, that's it.
        How did it feel, brother?
        It hurt.
        I know.

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