We do not, have to
Support or encourage
Every and each person’s
Way of life
Our very nature of innate
Diverse Individuality
Dictates
It is impossible for all of us
To be of one mindset, or
View reality from a shared
Singular, perspective
What we must, accept
Is that fundamentally, and
Realistically
Not a single one of us, can deny
Another individual’s basic, right
To choose how they live their lives
If it does not cause:
Tangible, verifiable, actual
Harm to others
It is not a betrayal of our chosen
Ethos, belief, mantra, heritage
If, we
Simply, choose
To agree, that we disagree
On some
Points or topics of our anchoring
Core metaphysics
If we but acknowledge
Surviving, life
Is hard enough for most of us
Without, becoming obstacles
To each other
We do not, have to
Help
Everyone and anyone
We simply need to realise
We are, all
One
That oneness of species, demands
Eventually
It will be us, against
Everything and anything, else
That may threaten
Our very existence
In this one, underlying
Truth
Is that answer, to why
We must, promote
Tolerance of our differences, and
Champion
Inclusivity, at every and any
Level of our society
If anyone witnesses a defenceless
Person
Being attacked by a rabid animal
Would it be natural, to first verify
That individual’s:
Race or political affiliation
Pronoun or sexual preference, or
Perspective on faith
Before
Deciding to offer aid?
How absurd, right?
Well aren’t we all, to a certain extent
Defenceless, against life’s incessant strife
In our everyday
Why then, would we allow this very same
Aesthetic labels, to segregate us further
Making it that much harder to survive life
Together we are stronger
Our different shades, allowing
Us to paint
A much more meaningfully diverse
Transcendently humane, legacy
There is room enough, for all of us!
© L. B. Mek
June 2023