Roberson's City Eclogue (1 of 3)

excerpt ; Pg 43

if sense that something's wrong here we always
used the word for about our enemies:
dictatorship, takeovers, military
class rule, compromised legitimacies

These words hide as understood our denial of such
with exclusive meaning by definition never the us

or) By
our self-referent definition none of these words
admits us and are (still in our habit Colored Only.

COMMENTS ; Clearly a sense that something's wrong, yes ... a description of a mentality that may dictate the actions of some people against others. Words may sometimes mask what is in the heart but actions bring the revelation.
I love the word " self -referent " , and I am a little disappointed that there was more refernce to implied hostilities as opposed to a heightened more positive "self-referent" position or attitude.