
Our world
When we are born
we are blessed if we have
two arms and two legs,
ten fingers and ten toes.
When a baby is born
missing one of the essential parts
of what we consider normal
Do we ridicule it?
Do we say we no longer want it?
For some this may be so
but for those of us
living in modern, civilized times
we know better.
When we are born
we have white skin, brown skin or yellow skin
we have skin in all shades and colors.
We have eyes in all shades and colors.
When a baby is born
a different color than its siblings or parents
a different shade of what you imagined
is that a mark of deformity?
Do we ridicule this baby for looking different?
Do we say we no longer want it?
For some this is so
but for the ones who have compassion
and love in their hearts
they don’t see a shade different.
When someone loves us
Do we say it is bad to love?
When someone looks up to us
Do we say it is bad to admire?
We may differ by actions
but it is only actions
that make one human
different than another.
Who are we to judge which is better?
If we were sent to this world
to hate
to hurt
to ridicule
to ostracize
we wouldn’t have a world here to be in.
©2020 CBialczak Poetry
Written for dVerse Poets pub: https://dversepoets.com/2020/06/16/dverse-poetics-on-pride/
Beautiful poem 🤩
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Thank you
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Fabulous post 👏👏👏👏💟
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Yes. and that’s some wonderful poetry.
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I like your reasoning and the conclusions you draw.
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It’s all true right?
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It is, indeed.
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Every bit of this poem is true, Christine, and so succinctly expressed in the final stanza.
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Thank you Kim
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…and the last stanza says it all! An evocative poem.
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Thank you
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Yes.. I totally agree… we cannot go and judge people for what they are without casting a shadow in our heart.
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We must be what we want our world to be. (K)
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So very true!
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I am glad we have a world to be human in. Thank you for this!
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Very welcome
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So true, Christine, and well said.
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