Humanity

If we don’t feel solely with our hearts, we don’t belong

If we don’t see as one, through rose-colored glasses, the world is wrong

Beyond the wars we fight, both internally and externally

Comes the hate and the insanity

We all have an individual personality 

We are all connected through humanity

We are the child with cancer who still wears a smile

We are the kid from the projects facing trial

We are the pregnant teen feeling lost and used

We are the elderly man at home being abused

We are the young couple tip-toeing through a marriage on the rocks

We are the homeless person living in a cardboard box

We are the cold and hungry, the sad and depressed

We are the lonely child whom never felt blessed

We are the woman whose life was filled with pain

We are the man standing alone in the pouring rain

We are the child who struggles day to day

We are the teenage girl who ran away

We are the soldier killed while fighting an unjust war

We are the young man who can dream no more

We are the inmate locked away for life

We are the elderly man whom has lost his wife

We could benefit from a life led by hope and love rather than cruelty and vanity

And have a sense of belonging to humanity.

We will never know what is going on with the rude waiter from dinner, the jack-wagon who cuts us off in traffic, the naughty kid that continually hits our heels with a cart at the grocery store, or the rude person talking extremely loud on their phone.  Yes, these acts are irritating, but we should all try to refrain from lashing back at these behaviors.  We all have so much going on in our lives, and we all have bad days.  Instead of continually being rude and unsympathetic, we should all try to uplift one another.  Each new day could use many more smiles, laughs, hugs, love and happiness.  There is plenty of pain, frustration, stress, fear, and uncertainty in the world.  Life is too short to be carrying around all that negativity.  It may not always be easy, but we must allow the small things to slide off of shoulders.  Acknowledge the negative issues, but embrace the positive.