Jul 2014
Tell me, what have you learned?
Where do I begin?
I have learned that
The human experience
Is common to all mankind
And yet each man's life is unique.
I have learned that
Discrimination is unavoidable
For how can you ask a person
To not have their opinion or thought,
But that what man does with that opinion
Is more important than him having it.
I have learned that
Not everyone who is in the position
To teach you, to nurture you, to mould you
Has your best intentions in their hearts.
I have learned that
Love is always conditional
Even when we say it's not
And insist there are no strings attached
Because if love were truly unconditional
Then there would be
No war, no abuse, no struggling, no fights.
I have learned that
I am not the person reflected
In the iris of another's eyes
But rather I am still learning who I am.
I have learned
Many things which words cannot
Begin to describe or articulate
So I just have to end with:
Tell me, what have you learned?
Where do I begin?
I have learned that
The human experience
Is common to all mankind
And yet each man's life is unique.
I have learned that
Discrimination is unavoidable
For how can you ask a person
To not have their opinion or thought,
But that what man does with that opinion
Is more important than him having it.
I have learned that
Not everyone who is in the position
To teach you, to nurture you, to mould you
Has your best intentions in their hearts.
I have learned that
Love is always conditional
Even when we say it's not
And insist there are no strings attached
Because if love were truly unconditional
Then there would be
No war, no abuse, no struggling, no fights.
I have learned that
I am not the person reflected
In the iris of another's eyes
But rather I am still learning who I am.
I have learned
Many things which words cannot
Begin to describe or articulate
So I just have to end with:
Tell me, what have you learned?
