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Discrimination

October 5, 2011
By BookOwl PLATINUM, Bristol, Tennessee
BookOwl PLATINUM, Bristol, Tennessee
32 articles 5 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed." Theodore Roosevelt


The words,
The hate,
Why must you discriminate?
A difference,
An opinion,
What gives the other,
The right to dominion?
A person,
is a person,
No matter their color, shape, or size.
The problems,
Are only lies,
That have formed,
Why must you scorn?
Love,
Is love,
No matter who feels it.
And I believe,
Everyone could feel it,
If they were willing to try.
And the lie would break,
With just a crack,
And crumble to dust,
Just like that.
One simple resignation,
Standing together in a revolution,
A brand new constitution.
Hope,
Will be the substitution.
No more false words,
No more hate,
No longer discriminate.



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Squeaks BRONZE said...
on Oct. 29 2011 at 9:43 am
Squeaks BRONZE, Glen Allen, Virginia
1 article 0 photos 31 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Some people just don't know when to quit." --from the back of my XC team's 200 summer mile club T-shirt

Owl, I like this. I makes me think of Horton Hears a Who. And the the words near the botton, are so strong, 'just a crack, and a crumble to dust,' which to me sounds like one person can make a difference, if they just open up the possibilities. Thanks for sharing this poem!

~Squeaks