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Published: 2010-04-27 00:43:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 417; Favourites: 8; Downloads: 3
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Description We all live on this planet
We all breathe the same air
Look up at the same sky
Get warmed by the same sun
Sleep under the same moon
The same stars
We are all the same
Some of us are rich
Others poor
The strong and the weak
Different colors of skin
We all come from different backgrounds
We are all different
This makes us ourselves
But there are times we do not agree
Protests begin
War breaks out
And we harass each other
Be it for what one believes
Or even for whom one truly loves
We fight for our rights
For what we think is right
Even though we should be at peace
It's part of human nature to fight
The rich who dislike the poor
The strong that push down the weak
Hatred for another for the color of their skin
Or even killing others because they love the same gender
Why can't we push differences aside for one day?
To make the world a better place?
We are different on the outside
But on the inside we are alike
We are made of flesh and blood
We have hearts that beat
Eyes that blink and cry
Mouths that speak
We have lungs that breathe
Bodies that feel
Minds that think
Ears that listen
We are not so different after all it seems
But others won't come down from their pride to see this fact
Maybe one day we can all live peacefully
All walk hand in hand
Take off the blindfolds of bigotry
Rid ourselves of prejudice
Expel all narrow-mindedness
And we all live as one
Maybe one day peace will fill this planet
Until then I look up at the sky
Seeing my dreams roll by
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Comments: 9

umbras-et-lumina [2010-04-27 04:06:56 +0000 UTC]

This is really nice. Thought provoking.

There's a question that was spray painted on the back of a No Parking sign outside my living room window and this poem just reminded me of it: "Why do we kill people to show that killing people is wrong?" I know your poem doesn't really have to do with war, but it still reminded me of this anyway... :\

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goodie58 In reply to umbras-et-lumina [2010-04-28 00:12:15 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

And I've heard that poem before and I like it.

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umbras-et-lumina In reply to goodie58 [2010-04-28 01:05:21 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.

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Red-Lilly [2010-04-27 01:45:11 +0000 UTC]

beautiful~

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goodie58 In reply to Red-Lilly [2010-04-27 01:46:00 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! ^-^

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Red-Lilly In reply to goodie58 [2010-04-27 01:49:44 +0000 UTC]

you are very welcome :3

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kjtgp1 [2010-04-27 01:37:34 +0000 UTC]

wow this is wonderful and powerful!!! well done!

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goodie58 In reply to kjtgp1 [2010-04-27 01:40:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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kjtgp1 In reply to goodie58 [2010-04-27 01:49:12 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome!

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