Annette has sparked a poetry sharing frenzy with her Random Acts Of Poetry post!
She suggested dropping poetic lines anywhere and everywhere, and I would have done that, but being a little unwell I couldn’t… so I share one I wrote a while back for Ronovan’s BeWoW challenge!
Humanity
A simple heart, beating strong
Crimson blood running through veins long.
A pair of lungs breathing fast
A skeleton that’s built to last…
Muscles, tissues, fat, and skin
The important thing it’s all encased in
White, black, yellow, or brown…
But why do some of these raise a frown?
Why concern for some, and hate for others?
Are we not all sisters and brothers?
Is each body not the same?
Just the difference of a name?
A bit less melanin here, than there
That that makes you superior, I was not aware…
Respect life, no matter what creed
For every colour has a need
Humanity in harmony, what I’d love to see
A dream for all?… Or is it just me…
Inspired by Ronovan’s #BeWoW weekly post share
Erika Kind
Oct 08, 2017 @ 13:46:39
A great poem which always is worth to share. That’s a very good opportunity to post it again, Sis!
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Ritu
Oct 08, 2017 @ 15:01:07
Thank you sis!!!
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Erika Kind
Oct 08, 2017 @ 15:22:43
A wonderful and thought-provoking take, dear!
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Kurian
Oct 08, 2017 @ 03:14:45
👌
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syl65
Oct 08, 2017 @ 02:00:08
Hopefully a dream for all Sister! This is very uplifting!!
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Ritu
Oct 08, 2017 @ 07:55:05
Thank you Brother!
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syl65
Oct 08, 2017 @ 15:53:30
You’re welcome Sister!!
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Jim
Oct 07, 2017 @ 21:29:48
sweet post. 🙂
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Ritu
Oct 07, 2017 @ 21:31:16
Thanks Jim!
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Annette Rochelle Aben
Oct 07, 2017 @ 21:07:44
More than truth, more than wisdom here. Your words are touching the very heart of what we hold dear. Thank to you, Ritu, I see the world and me, in harmony!
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Ritu
Oct 07, 2017 @ 21:08:48
Thank you so much Annette for giving me a chance to air this again!
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wafflemethis
May 07, 2015 @ 10:14:12
Reblogged this on wafflemethis and commented:
Just had to reblog this, beutifully written by a good friend and so true😊
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Ritu
May 07, 2015 @ 16:50:16
Thank you for the reblog! 😊
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wafflemethis
May 07, 2015 @ 16:55:31
You are welcome maybe we can spread the word
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Ritu
May 07, 2015 @ 17:22:45
Baby steps… But we have to start somewhere!
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wafflemethis
May 07, 2015 @ 17:52:58
So true then eventually we can take over the world muhuhahahaaa😆
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Ritu
May 07, 2015 @ 18:04:02
Muahahahaha indeed!!! Though maybe it should be a polite titter, as we’re not promoting evil, lol!!
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wafflemethis
May 07, 2015 @ 18:04:48
Agreed hehehe
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Ritu
May 07, 2015 @ 18:11:52
😁
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wafflemethis
May 07, 2015 @ 00:16:06
Would like to reblog this if thats ok with you Ritu. 😊
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Ritu
May 07, 2015 @ 05:44:25
Of course you can! 😊
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wafflemethis
May 07, 2015 @ 08:31:12
Thankyou😊
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The Story Reading Ape
May 06, 2015 @ 19:52:11
Excellently said Ritu – You’re a born writer – Seriously – Chris 🙂
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Ritu
May 06, 2015 @ 20:06:25
Thank you Chris! I really appreciate your words! 😊
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wafflemethis
May 06, 2015 @ 19:45:34
Its not just you Ritu. We are all the same. As you may remember from my old page. Any kind of discrimination really annoys me whether it be race, religion, or sexuality but what really gets to me is the fact that adults still fanatically instill these beliefs into the youth of today. Great post by the way as always😊
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Ritu
May 06, 2015 @ 20:05:56
Thank you! Its something so fundamentally true, yet still it is the biggest problem in the world…
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wafflemethis
May 06, 2015 @ 20:09:16
I know it makes sick. But i still put alot of the problem down to media and social conditioning.
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Ritu
May 06, 2015 @ 20:12:28
Definitely! It’s in us all, and down to us how we portray the whole issue to our children, so they may move forward from this…
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wafflemethis
May 06, 2015 @ 20:17:16
I couldnt agree more. I also think one of the problems is alot of youth nowadays are too eager to believe everything they see hear or read without question and without facts facebook is a prime example
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Ritu
May 06, 2015 @ 20:19:26
So true…. We see it all the time…
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wafflemethis
May 06, 2015 @ 20:46:02
Its about education from an early age the problem is and you can probably appreciate this its what their taught once they go home by parents etc that really counts. For instance ive just drove through cheetham hill manchester and where i see culture, diversity, tolerance because its how i was raised others see n@#$/rs, p$/^IS, Asylum seekers. Then theres always the properganda machine. It always reminds me of the scene from rocky 4 with the russian premiere. “You think your people are so very good and we are so very bad” this is how the worlds media portrays things it alway east v west, north v south, good v evil i could go on all night
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Ritu
May 06, 2015 @ 21:10:31
You’re right… I must admit, before working in my present school, I had worries, and stereotypes of the Eastern European community, but after working with the children, I have come to understand much more…
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wafflemethis
May 06, 2015 @ 21:28:34
It happens all over the world ritu. We see it daily with the us/gb and the middle east and at the moment with ukrane and russia its just a vicious circle of socail conditioning hate against other religions and races but when the whole world is at fault what can be done?
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Ritu
May 06, 2015 @ 21:45:04
Raise a generation who are accepting, and tolerant…
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wafflemethis
May 06, 2015 @ 21:52:49
It seems as much as we try the haters fight back i really wish we could overcome all this but i just dont see an end for generations. I think it would take a worldwide disaster to unite the people in a common cause. I sound like hollywood now. All we can do is spread our little bit of tolerance and hope someone somewhere takes note and follows the domino effect😊
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Ritu
May 07, 2015 @ 05:44:04
And we can preach about it on here, and wish the world reads it, and takes some inspiration!😊
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Josh Wrenn
May 06, 2015 @ 19:32:22
Love this!
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Ritu
May 06, 2015 @ 20:05:01
Thank you so much Josh! 😊
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Erika Kind
May 06, 2015 @ 19:26:19
That’s a great poem, Ritu! Really! Full of tolerance and appreciation of the uniqueness we all have in common! Love it!
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Ritu
May 06, 2015 @ 20:00:53
Thanks Erica, I tried! 😊
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Erika Kind
May 06, 2015 @ 20:01:17
… Successfully! 😀
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Ritu
May 06, 2015 @ 20:07:26
Wow! 20 minuted on my phone…. Not bad eh!! I seem to work best on a time scale!!! Thank you again! 😀
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Erika Kind
May 06, 2015 @ 20:09:05
That’s not too bad. Because then we don’t have time to get disteracted and are most concentrated.
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Ritu
May 06, 2015 @ 20:11:13
Erm, I was making dinner, forming the first lines in my head… Then sat with my phone, at my in-laws house, looking anti social, but I got it done!!! 😊
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Erika Kind
May 06, 2015 @ 20:12:11
Haha… OK… forget what I wrote… lol. You are simply amazingly multitasking… great!!!!
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Ritu
May 06, 2015 @ 20:14:36
Lol!!! Its harder when I have a class full of kids, and I see a photo opp, which I can’t make use if, or when inspiration hits lol!!!
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Erika Kind
May 06, 2015 @ 20:29:46
Oh I see… 😉
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Ritu
May 06, 2015 @ 21:07:47
😁
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~Michelle Cook
May 06, 2015 @ 19:21:20
Awww… really do love this!
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Ritu
May 06, 2015 @ 20:00:32
Thank you Michelle! 😊
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edwinasepisodes
May 06, 2015 @ 19:11:22
Well done Ritu. That was absolutely brilliant. You have said it all 🙂
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Ritu
May 06, 2015 @ 19:59:33
Thank you Judy, I wasn’t sure! 😊
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edwinasepisodes
May 06, 2015 @ 20:10:53
You are so good at writing poems. 🙂
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Ritu
May 06, 2015 @ 20:13:34
I’m embarrassed now! 😆
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edwinasepisodes
May 06, 2015 @ 20:20:55
Don’t be silly. You don’t realise how talented you are
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Ritu
May 06, 2015 @ 21:07:36
Seriously… Thank you… By the way, I emailed you,did you get it? 😊
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edwinasepisodes
May 07, 2015 @ 06:50:19
I did get it and have replied 🙂
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Ritu
May 07, 2015 @ 06:54:15
😊
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