Everyone desires
to be understood,
but does it ever happen?
Does anybody try?
No one takes the chance
to listen to each other,
yet we're so quick to judge
without a reason why.
Walk a mile in their shoes
then go point your finger,
but you could never do that.
You wouldn't survive.
Look at life through their eyes
then you can condemn them.
Maybe if you do that
you will realize
We all have a reason
for feeling how we feel
for acting how we act
We all have different views
We all have a purpose
but no two are the same
so don't try to push me
I won't be just like you
Everyone desires
a way to ease the pain
some people go jogging
others go insane
cutting, drinking, laughing
are various extremes
but when it comes to stress
aren't they all the same?
Walk a mile in their shoes
then go point your finger,
but you could never do that.
You wouldn't survive.
Look at life through their eyes
then you can condemn them.
Maybe if you do that
you will realize
We all have a reason
for feeling how we feel
for acting how we act
We all have different views
We all have a purpose
but no two are the same
so don't try to push me
I won't be just like you
Everyone desires
somebody to love,
but love must come naturally.
It lingers deep inside
I may love a woman
or I may love a man
as long as I am loving
I shouldn't have to hide.
Walk a mile in their shoes
then go point your finger,
but you could never do that.
You wouldn't survive.
Look at life through their eyes
then you can condemn them.
Maybe if you do that
you will realize
We all have a reason
for feeling how we feel
for acting how we act
We all have different views
We all have a purpose
but no two are the same
so don't try to push me
I won't be just like you
Everyone desires
a purpose they can trust
some look up towards god
others look around
Neither might be right
but none of them are wrong
specifics do not matter
as long as faith is found.
Walk a mile in their shoes
then go point your finger,
but you could never do that.
You wouldn't survive.
Look at life through their eyes
then you can condemn them.
Maybe if you do that
you will realize
We all have a reason
for feeling how we feel
for acting how we act
We all have different views
We all have a purpose
but no two are the same
so don't try to push me
I won't be just like you
Author notes
Written 4/19
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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Wow, Victoria. *shakes head* This poem is amazing. It honestly is.
It reminds me how judgemental the world is, and how judgemental I try NOT to be, but still am regardless. I try extremely hard to look at the world through other's eyes but sometimes I misjudge what I see there.
I don't think that judgement will ever go away. I think that we only learn, as we grow, how to hide it better. We learn how it rarely helps us if we voice our judgemments.
I wish we could just apparate into others bodies and walk a few days in every single person we encounter's shoes. But...a) that would take forever, and
wouldn't that be considered soul-stealing? hehehe.
♥ you bunches!
Monica
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Have I told you lately how much I love your poetry?
You always write about such great issues.
And you say what alot of people don't want to say.
You talked about people who self-injure.
from my paper that I wrote..It seems
that everyone believes it is "deviant"
stupid naive people.
People won't understand something.
They will judge and label you.
And that label seems to never go away.
And the judgements hurt sometimes.
But anyways.. you are amazing!
♥
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