But a Wish
If humanity would seek to change
How we treat a fellow person
Our perceptions we must rearrange
Or the divide may well worsen
We, in life, can ill afford
Our narrowed and biased views
Where hate can cut like any sword
From the venomous words we choose
It is not the ‘them’ or ‘you’ that counts
But the ‘us’ that sees a life through
Respect a check that does not bounce
Yet only cashed by the woken few
Put feigned differences aside for now
And accept we are all the same
If we can’t live side by side somehow
Then hate and bigotry are to blame
For we are each just another being
Struggling through all that is a life
With open eyes it’s worth seeing
That our differences are rather slight
We all seek to be happy and safe
To live without fear or prejudice
But if we cannot love in good faith
It is not a hope, but a wish
commonsensiblyspeaking 
I’m going to reblog this, because it is 110% truth! Thanks for putting it into such eloquent words!
If you would have told me 30 years ago that you were going to “Reblog” me, I am sure I would have thought it was a bad thing….LOL! Thanks sis!
Reblogged this on Ramblings and Ruminations and commented:
This is exactly how I feel! I know I’m not alone in this feeling, so when will those who feel the same band together and do something to change what is into what could be?
wonderful and heartfelt x
thanks for a wonderful, and quite timely, poem. loved it!
Thank you Jim!
👏👏👏
Excellent