Tuesday, January 21, 2020

WE ARE HUMAN, NOT ONLY YOU, MAN (A Poem Promoting Gender Equality)


WE ARE HUMAN, NOT ONLY YOU, MAN
by Abdola M. Salipada

  
Imagine there are no women,
It’s like having sun without the rain
Imagine the world has only men,
Would it pours the rain through the grain?

Flowers need the sunlight and water to bloom
Palaces need metals and stones to form
So as humanities, a woman need a man, vice versa
Different identities but the same aura.

We are all humans
Gays, bisexual, transgender, queer, and lesbians
Seeking for equality and human rights
Sadly, people hide it from their sights.

We search for a job to feed our family
But, they search for a person who is manly
Trying to apply as a secretary
But, they prefer an applicant who is girly.

We are all humans
Digging for the balance and acceptance
Hoping the world would cooperate
As if it would help to boost our fate.

People wished a life in harmony,
But refused to embrace diversity
People want to avoid toxic,
But they, themselves are plastics, isn’t it ironic?

We are all humans
We quest for love and romance,
We get jealous and feel the pain
But it’s not yet the end, we’ll try to love again.

The world is wide and changing,
For people who hunt equality is dying
We need to be accepted and have equal treatment
And to change your mindset is the only requirement.

We need to kill stereotyping,
And revive for a new beginning
Offer your hands to different palms,
Open your book and read the psalms.

You plus me is equal to we
And, equality starts with you and me
Let’s unite and be as one
‘Coz we are human, not only you, man.


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