She cries at night into the silence of her pillows,
Another job interview refusal today,
Why? Because of the tattoos she displays,
Making her seemingly undeserving of a pay.
**
He sleeps on the sidewalk; broken,
Homeless and alone,
Why? Because he’s considered elderly,
And therefore, unworthy and unknown.
**
They hide their true nature from society,
Unable to show their true face,
Why? Because they love the wrong gender,
And therefore, don’t belong in this place.
**
He is labelled a deadbeat and dropout,
All because of the colour of his skin,
Why? Because he was born into a different culture,
Therefore, he must be totally rotten within.
**
A tiny being is laughed at and ridiculed,
What with a height in inches instead of feet,
Why? Because of a different gene inherited at birth,
They’re one of the smallest people you’ll ever meet.
**
Where are we going wrong?
Are we not all human beings regardless?
Judgement of another based on differences,
Is wrong and horribly heartless!
**
It’s shouldn’t matter if we’re different in size,
Race, colour, gender, sexuality or age,
We’re all human looking for acceptance and love,
So there’s no need for judgement or rage.
**
Each person regardless, is beautifully unique,
The very definition of imperfection perfection,
This world would be a very different place,
If we lived in love, doing away with inequality and rejection.
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Colleen Millsteed
My first love is poetry — it’s like a desperate need to write, to free up space in my mind, to escape the constant noise in my head. Most of the time the poems write themselves — I’m just the conduit holding the metaphorical pen.
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Comments (4)
It is poignant!
Nailed it!
So true! ‘ Are we not all human beings regardless? Judgement of another based on differences, Is wrong and horribly heartless!’ Life is so much more rich and interesting because of our differences ✅.
I agree with this 1000000%! I just wish more people understand and follow this.