Divided We Stand

It makes my heart sad to see, all around
When we focus on the differences between us,
And see them as reasons to be divided.
Drivers for hostility.
Our beliefs, our ideologies, the colour of our skin,
Our locations, our language, the conflicts of our past.
Willing to hurt, kill and mistreat each other, for these
Badges of separation.

Fighting for the right to be different
And to be seen of equal value.
Divided we stand, proudly.

Can we not ask ourselves how this makes sense?
How any of these things make us born unequal,
When there’s so much about us that is the same?
Our thoughts court separation;
Our rights, our hurts, what we think our Gods say,
Our wants, our fears, the ways of life we cling to, seeing
The need to be accepted, to know belonging, as
Dividers not connections.

Fighting for the right to be different
And to be seen of equal value.
Divided we stand, struggling.

Why’s it so hard to take another view
Where being different does not need to cause division.
To focus on the things we have in common,
Reasons to come together.
No child is born unequal except we choose to make them so.
All Gods speak of love, so why is that not what we hear?
Seeking to preserve ourselves, we fail to notice that
Division is destructive.
 
We cannot help it that we are diverse.
Until we see value differently,
Divided we stand, sinking.

What if we were to place our hope elsewhere;
In every child born, valued, and nurtured equally?
Not just every child, but every adult too.
What if we made a fresh start?
Maybe we are ready to hear our God’s message differently.
What if we are not made separate, as we had thought?
What if there’s enough of all we need to be happy?
What if our diverse views, skills, qualities, perspectives,
Are in fact what makes us rich?

Relishing the ways we are different,
Knowing we all have equal value,
United we move forward.


Share D’All. December 2020
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