When I Look at You
When I look at you I see the world in your eyes
I do not see pain
or suffering
or injustice
I see the twinkle of light in the corner
I see love
and kindness
and community
The planet is the mother
and you and I her kin
we all are sister and brother
quick to help out or step in
responding to distress
preventing unlawful arrest
guiding with education
improving with gentification
respectful of foreign customs
food for those living off crumbs
sending love and sympathy
filled with tears of empathy
building where there has been loss
learning to thrive after suffering costs
brothers and sisters
of black brown yellow red white
cooperating in harmony
I know that there is darkness too
but the light is what I choose to see