Diagnosis: Bigotry

In the TV sit-coms and cartoons,
bigots are shown as silly buffoons.
When all is said and done,
we had a lot of fun
as Archie Bunker railed at the “coons.”

Fred Sanford expressed robust disdain
for white folks. Then he commenced to feign
heart attack and tipple
his bottle of Ripple
to chase away the pretentious pain.

Their callous attitudes reflected
stereotypes firmly trajected
across generations,
giving affirmations
which ingrained the values projected.

Now, those toxic birds have come to roost,
as citizens are being seduced
by prejudiced bias
in the guise of pious
belief to get the voting polls juiced.

If we let this infection persist,
it will fester into a vile cyst,
until the rage explodes
in dreadful episodes
of violence that can’t be dismissed.