prejudice...
applied ignorance,
often worn under the mask

of religious fanaticism...
spurred on by fear,
often disguised as patriotism...

the sickness, the disease,
that elevates the self
to a higher plane....

the blindness that refuses
to see the likeness in the mirror...
prejudice....

no excuse!

Eric Cockrell

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/prejudice-24/