A School Visit

“Mr. Katz couldn’t come, instead,

I’ve come on behalf of his kid.

Being a counselor myself,
I’d like to help this little elf.
The school counselor, Mrs. Wise
Was taken wholly by surprise.
She ccouldn’t grasp the idea
Which she considered euphoria
That such a mysterious Arab
Had come with no intent to stab
But to talk about education,
What a really great sensation!
She thought it was rather amazing
That for a Jew’s sake I was blazing
With anger for he was naughty,
Wicked, troublesome and haughty.
Of course she is not the only one
That is prejudiced under the sun.
Since we are completely idle,
Such feelings we always kindle.
Why can’t we get rid of prejudice?

Why can’t we cool down its furnace?

It blazes as long as we gloat
And need to look for a scapegoat.
Hostility is destructive
Cooperation is constructive.
This is a simple formula,
Yet we hardly get the idea.
We destroy every hope or way
Which might lead us to peace some day.