I wish we were all the same height and weight.
Then the bullies would all have less to hate
I wish we were all born on the same day
We could have a world wide party hip-hooray
I wish we all had the same colour skin.
Then we could concentrate on what is within.
I wish we were all equally clever.
No more tests now and for ever.
I wish we could worship anyway we choose.
Religious wars would become old news.
I wish we could openly love who we like.
Then no one would use names such as fag or dyke.
Equality for all appears an impossible dream
But it is not quite as bad as it seems.
Equal rights doesn't have to be pie-in-the-sky.
Some parity is possible if we all at least try.
Author notes
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Written July 28th, 2005
In a list
A contest entry
- Equal Rights For All (Contest) by DonnaSanford.
300 points, ended August 19, 2005, 20 entries
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I'm glad you appreciated it. Thanks for stopping by.
Jim S -
I wish we all had the same colour skin.
Then we could concentrate on what is within.
Those lines are certainly true. Flawless rhyming here. great job
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Thank you for reading and writing
Jim S -
excellent
great, this is wonderful. i like rhyming, u did it very well. Keep the fire of poetry burning. -
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I'm afraid bits of this poem were written with tongue very firmly in my cheek. Not all equality is possible or desirable. We need differences. So lets stick to avoiding the man made inequalities.
Jim S -
spectacular!
this is great!! i like how you've included several different issues in this one piece! it shows that we are not single minded persons, but that we see all the inequality in this world. (all of these issues are worldwide but we can only change our own country) again, great piece!! -
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Jim S -
Great job at writing this! We all have many wishes and most of them are impossible to come true....but your wish for equal rights has not been obeyed....but it shall be! LOL!....The short part was good....I am only 5 feet...will never grow....and everyone in my class is 3+inches taller than me....but I like it cuz I am really good at dodgeball cuz they miss a lot! LOL!
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Thank you for your flattering coment RB
Jim S -
Thanks for reading and commenting Joanne.
Jim S -
Wonderful and real I love it. Please fix the one spelling error I found in the last line but it is supurb none-the-less.
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Straight to the point and in the face of diversity and down to earth brilliant rite powerfuly just in every word I have said you my freind are brilliant...
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Excellent poem...wonderful sentiments. We should love our differences and celebrate our uniqueness. Well done! - joanne
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