'Young children'

'Young children'                             t r gates, 12/18/2013

Young children,
no religion, ethnic, or political
prejudices.
Then they're taught,
our religion, ethnic, and political
prejudices.
Turn your head and
cough,
check for inflammation,
once bigotry moves in
it's hard to see in
a new way.
Some might ask,
"Please, I'd like to cough again."
Next thing, we'll hear of
a God with genders,
which mean she's a he.
Or, there are many races.
No way!