They say,
beauty is in
the eye
of the beholder....

I love the fact
that people pre-judge
just upon the appearance.
Intelligent or ignorant,
we conclude, label, & base
questions for a conversation on
preconceived perceptions....

Some of my students think
I'm Muslim,
because the positive
light we leave
brotha Malcolm in;
I don't yell, holler, or
curse (that much)--
and reply to them
I'm not Muslim, I
respect many disciplines
of that belief system...
Other students think
I'm Rasta,
because of my long locs
(and often times)
un-kept beard;
however I correct them
yet again,
that too, is not my religion.
I do have friends
that teaches from
that end;
I respect the spectrum,
but to it,
I don't completely listen.....

In greater Omaha society,
the masses grant me
strange looks,
can't figure me to be
a Hari Krishna, thief, thug,
or crook.
Unimaginative, non-
cognitive, made sheep
of the
proletariat--
Belief in monotheism,
when even the beginnings
of that system,
I just can't agree;
however,
gain experiences through life
universally.