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One World

The world is written as one

The *********** is your neighbor

The lesbian is your friend

The Arab is the man driving your bus

The ex-con is the guy who made sure your kid was okay when they fell

The black woman is your teacher

Hate is not something you are born with, like your mothers green eyes

Hate is something that has been brainwashed into everyone of our heads

As children, some parents tell that not to stare at the men in the dress, or the girls holding hands because they think their children are not mature enough to have a 30 second convo

it's as easy as "he likes dresses" or "they're in love like mommy and daddy"

because those kids are going to grow up to think that those actions are wrong and that they make the person less than a human being because they are gay or trans or black or Mexican or female

but at the end of the day

we all bleed red

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sam-mccullough
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Sep 4, 2013
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