See John Smith (#SpokenWord)

Dr. Diepiriye Kuku
2 min readOct 10, 2023

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Part 1.

See John Smith.

He is good.

See Jane Doe.

She is pretty.

See John and Jane Smith.

They are a happy couple.

See John and Jane Smith’s house.

Their home is warm.

See John and Jane’s neighbours.

They are kind.

See John and Jane’s kids.

They are lovely.

See where John and Jane work.

It is fun.

See their family on vacation.

The Smith’s are harmonious.

See John and Jane shop.

Everything is neat.

See their kids off to school.

Teachers greet kids in glee.

See John, Jane and the kids picnic in the park.

All is calm and peaceful.

Wish the Smiths goodnight.

They believe all their dreams will come true.

Aren’t John and Jane white?

Part 2.

See Tyrone Jones.

He is good.

See his classmate, Tasha Jackson.

Everybody knows Tasha’s the cleverest.

See their school.

All the kids are lovely.

See where Tasha and Tyrone live.

They enjoy sliding on the slides in the park.

All is calm in their home.

See the peacefulness of their hood.

When Tasha and Tyrone grow up, they both want to be like the Smiths.

Tasha and Tyrone want fun jobs, and supportive colleagues.

Tasha and Tyrone want a lovely home like the Smiths, with neighbours who care.

They both want to shop in a clean place that’s fair.

They want to enjoy harmony on family vacations and,

Freedom to frolic and birdwatch in the park.

Tasha and Tyrone want their kids to attend ‘good’ schools and,

They believe their kids should have kind classmates and,

They want their kids to dream big, and

Make those dreams come true, too.

Part 3.

See Tyrone Jones.

He is good.

See Tasha Jackson.

Her mind is lovely.

See if Tyrone, Tasha, John, and Jane can get along.

See that they do.

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Dr. Diepiriye Kuku

Writer/Dancer/Educator/Peace Activist/Buddhist from Kentucky -Constructing global citizenry, based in Vietnam. The status quo has never been an option.