Losses

How can it be
A just world
When right in my corner
Kids feel hopeless and
Languish with
No one to protect them?
I will rise up
And vanquish this hate
Masquerading
As well-meaning -
When really,
There's no meaning
To this
At all.

Outcry

When things
Don't look right
To your mind
Don't turn a
Blind eye,
Hope an end
Is in sight.
Take life into
Your hands
And then storm the
Gates
And trust that
Injustice
Grows only
From hate.

Muse

I wonder if
There will ever
Come a day
When people's
Rights
Will be respected?

The Bar Has Been Raised

What do you expect
Of a Christian from the South
Who shared space
With a fabulous Californian
Who loves theater
And outfits,
Mascara and nailpolish?
People think, disagreements
And hate, or
Cold professionalism.
But both men
Live as examples
Of not only tolerance,
But acceptance
And love.
Perhaps politicians
And those in power
Should look to these two
As examples
For what is possible
If we look at one another's hearts
Instead of at
Their labels.

Example

It's not about the front
It's not about your defense
It's about connection,
Not your arrogance.
So reach outside your box
Love without condition
Embrace somebody different
Break prejudice traditions.
It's not about what you do
It's not about your answers
It's not about wearing faith as a shield
It's about how you live.
So take your walls down
And open yourself up.
Follow the example that
Two friends set for us.

Liberty and Justice for All

Look past the rainbow colors
And into people's hearts.
Look past the things that scare you
And into loving eyes.
Listen past the hateful words
And to the simple plea.
Look past your own intolerance
Your judgment
Your agenda
Your fear -
Look into the future
And realize this:
It's time for respect
And it's time for a change.

Where Are We?

Unfocused voices.
Untold truths.
Untried theories.
Unprotected values.
What is our society
Degenerating into?
We preach to treat
Our fellow people
With respect, and
Dignity -
Then we take away
Human rights.
How right is that?