Shades of Beige
So you want to change?
I do.
It seems so easy
So there
So right
Right?
If I could change anything
It would be perception
Myself
My Community
The world?
We are all human.
Our perception changes that
If I could change anything
It would be to see the world in beige
Human
People
Same yet unique
Now myself I see
A girl who is lost in the sea
of faces who seem
to have it all figured out
Who turned there backs on me
When I decided on college at 17
My community wears a set of black colored glasses
No not rose
Not open and free
We categorize, segregate, separate
Based on who a person is
Not on what they can do and become
The world sees a mirage
A cookie cutter goal
However, like little kids
We all want a different shape
A mold
The world is childish because it can't agree
But everything can change
Sometimes in a blink of an eye
But not these
We are human
Beige
These things will take time
Myself
To be more sure
To KNOW
Live free
Of ideals of those who surround me
Do what is right simply for me
My community
Take off ALL the glasses and finally SEE
In beige
All the same yet unique
To be who we were meant to be
To be, become, begin where we are our own shade of beige
The world to grow up
An old overused mold of a flower or a new shape of a prince
It is perception that truly shows what we want to see
The beauty of tradition is just as important as a new reign
But we must live in a world all shades of beige
Where we can be human and humane
Now isn't that easy?
No.
It is not and will never be.
But we can hope, live, contribute, and CHANGE
And someday live in a world that sees in shades of beige
Same yet uniquely equal in our own kind of way