'fare ye well' kind friends
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
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True. We ultimately hurt ourselves.
indeed,
thank you! dear poet
This one hits hard! RESPECT-"there is room enough for all of us"- Being respectful doesn't cost a thing! "Our different shades, allowing us to paint" I love this! Thank you for sharing!
they say common sense, isn't so common
I think, we all get so distracted, we forget
we can logically reason fact from divisive
fiction..
(so glad you emphasised that key word
'RESPECT', as Aretha Franklin said best
thank you! kind Poet)
'twould be a better world indeed should we all feel this way. Stuck in a survivalist privative stage of our development we lash out with violence, greed, prejudice, need for power and hate. In our ignorance and blind arrogance we crush the very humanity that we profess. I am with you all the way my friend.
'In our ignorance and blind arrogance
we crush
the very humanity, that we profess.'
Amen!
Fine words Mek and so true.
Andy
thanks Andy, I knew you would understand
It’s when some tell others to take a knee is when pushback ensues.
Wonderful ✍️
subservience, a choice
plagued by fear's grip on resolve
we adhere to mob rule, to hide
'that genius of the herd' as Bukowski
said best
revolution's, aspire to overturn society's
imbalance
yet only achieve to intensify the disparity
in our segregated, social dynamics
diaspora inheritance as our commonality
yet we despair those refugees
dreaming of a better for themselves
our duality
that ever present in our existential universality
adherence, to our nature of indifference
till it's our windows being smashed
then, we're all for 'unity'
of joining that perceived stronger, 'side'
to survive
and we call this, 'a life'.......
fck!
generational cyclicality till our very end
what a waste
My dearest friend as I read I cannot stop the tears of gratitude rolling down my face, nor do I want to. I feel such a sense of relief in the words that have poured out of your loving and generous heart, they speak the truth of human existence, we are one.
"If we but acknowledge
Surviving, life
Is hard enough for most of us
Without, becoming obstacles
To each other". This should be our mantra, repeated dozens of times each day, passed from generation to generation. Dear poet your compassion and generosity of spirit is all encompasing, would that it could be an elixer for all the world. How many fav's can I give you, 100 wouldn't be enough.
indeed, wise Poet
compassion, such a diminishing aspect
of humanity
one syllable at a time, whilst we have hope
enough, to dream
to aspire, we need to try and keep that message
alive, so it may
pass from generation to generation, a reminder
that there is a different way
betray before being betrayed
kill or be killed, destroy or be destroyed ..etc
aren't the only choices available to us
empathy, consideration and kindness
may seem idealistic luxuries, to some
but, they're also
what keeps us human!
(so glad you could relate
thank you! my kind friend
you've made my week)
Indeed, our differences, no matter what they may be makes us who we are. It is what people love about each other.
so true, let's hope your words are realised
by more of us
thank you! dear poet
So strange that some US states are outlawing "diversity, equality. and inclusivity" efforts in colleges, schools, government agencies, even private businesses. Thanks for reminding us. Tolerance is a beautiful idea, and a beautiful word.
"Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all.
Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."
John Keats
Tolerance, a Truth we all deserve
to champion
the very core of our democratic ideal..
(so glad you could relate dear poet
thank you!)
We all laugh, bleed and cry! The rest as you say, is our shade to paint! All with the same goal to live without fear and pain! Life is definitely hard enough without getting in each others way....
May your words of wisdom blow on to keep this slow rhythm of change, until we all find that place where music and art are the only expressions needed to capture or release the human spirit we try so hard to contain!
Inspirational as ever
Write on dear brother
'shoulder to shoulder', brother
thank you! for your unwavering support
you humble me, wise Poet
indeed, may we all
'keep this slow rhythm of change, until
we all find that place
where music and art are the only expressions
needed to capture
or release the human spirit'
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