People don’t need labels, to identify who they are and that they belong.
Labels are only used to spread hate and stereotypes, which is very wrong.
Labels are used for different purposes, and used in many different ways.
It’s the labeled, not the labeler, who decides if that label, is one that stays.
Society uses gender as something that they think deserves a label to define.
Be careful though, because gender is something that can be reassigned.
Sex and gender are very different, we just need to get people to see past the label.
Just because someone is different than you doesn’t mean they are unable.
Stop categorizing people as black, white, yellow, red, purple, or brown.
The color of someone’s skin color should not be a label or even a noun.
When we define someone by skin color, it blinds us from seeing their full potential.
The amount of melatonin in their skin is, and will always be, inconsequential
We focus on our differences, when we choose to label people on their faith.
Depending upon their label or lack of a label, they may not feel very safe.
We have the freedom of religion, but the freedom of religion too.
Just accept everyone’s personal differences and look from their point of view.
Written by: Craig Dunkleberger
Photo: Freepik
THE RULES DON’T APPLY
Nick Shockney, the current CCPS Assistant Superintendent broke the law and it was covered up. This poem odd to blow the whistle on this behavior and hold him accountable for his actions, once and for all B
PERSPECTIVE AND IDENTITY
If I see a six, and you see a nine; No perspective, needs a redefine. Perspective, lies in the beholder. Each is found, above the shoulder.
FREE TO LIBERATE
Every American has the liberty to simply choose. Too many give that right up, for too many views. Your choice might not be the same, as my choice. Your choice isn’t better, making me lose my voice.
CENSORING MY VOICE
Don’t silence my voice, if it’s different than you. My opinions are many, they are not just a few. How can I stay quiet, when i was mistreated? The silent, give it permission, to be repeated.
EFFORT ITSELF
Any effort starts with the decision to just try. Effort requires energy, for us to then apply. A decision of effort, starts inside of our brain. The brain’s nueroplasticity, is what we’ll gain.
GET A GRIP ON YOUR GRUDGE
It is a hard feeling, when you hold a grudge. You can’t let go of the past, and won’t budge. All of the future is blurry because of the past. They blur together, as time has then amassed.
THE COLORS WE ALL SEE
You will always see color, and me, will just the same. Our eyesight doesn’t need adjustment, or reframe. Color is something, we all see, with some emotion. The colors we see, set our emotions, into motion.
OPEN YOUR MIND
Everyone has different beliefs, all felt in the heart. First, you have beliefs, they make you fall apart. Untrue beliefs, are confronted from the very start. Understanding your current thinking, plays a part.
PARENTS AS ARTISTS
When your child is born, they are simply a blank slate. They are but a canvas, for your artwork to demonstrate. Artwork, is not a duplication, but an opportunity for art. No formula or directions are given, right from the start.
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