Friday, April 2, 2010

Human Equality ( a rhythm/ performance poem)

















Black people, red people, brown people white
Yellow people, pink people, dark people light
Tall people, short people, fat people thin
All people same save the skin they're in

Rich people, poor people, middle people drink
Smart people, dull people, dumb people think
Beautiful people, ugly people, pretty people plain
All living people have some type of brain

When you consider how basic the plate
It makes no sense to discriminate
When you consider the boat we're all in
It's best to accept all people as kin

Women people, men people, children people speak
Young people, middle people, old people eat
Girl people, boy people, straight people gay
All living people breathe every day

Moral people, sinner people, saint people priest
North people, south people, west people east
Good people, bad people, wrong people right
All living people face day and night

Black people, red people, brown people white
Yellow people, pink people, dark people light
Tall people, short people, fat people thin
All people same save the skin they're in

When you measure love with hate
It makes no sense to discriminate
When you consider the boat we're all in
It's best to accept all people as kin!

copyright 2009, Georgette Jones

5 comments:

Daughter of Wisdom said...

Sometimes it is so easy to get caught up in our own little world and forget to love others who are not in our clique. Thanks for the reminder, especially during this holiday season of God's love for all humankind.

Georgette said...

Thanks for commenting, Hillary, and for your understanding. Enjoy your Easter Sunday.

Theresa McClellan said...

This is beautiful. Simple. Smart Beautiful. Simply beautiful.

Eric Beyer said...

Thank you for this celebration of difference. The diversity of our species is its greatest strength.

Georgette Jones said...

Thank you for your comment, Eric. Just read it today, 11/10/20