just because someone looks acts
behaves believes differently
from you
we should not single them out
for hatred
teasing
prejudice

the color of skin or disability or weight
(or whatever else we consider a "flaw"
in appearance or character) shouldn't matter
we should not single them out
for hatred
teasing
prejudice

it's the fear of the unknown

if we would take the time to get
to know our neighbors
white yellow red brown black
we would see we all are human
we would see we are all God's children
no matter what we look like on the
outside
inside
we all look the same--identical
we all have feelings--identical
we all bleed red--identical
we all have a mind--identical
all of us could stop the hatred
teasing
prejudice
if we took the time
if we wanted to

~~to all of my brothers and sisters of the world~~

(forgive me of any prejudices I may have had)