About Unalike & Alike Poem by shimon weinroth

About Unalike & Alike

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what do we mean when we speak of races,
who says all men are my brothers,
since when is yellow, black and white of common ancestry
what about brown red and in between

and why under the sun -
we belong to the same tree of lineage,
hair eyes nostrils, lips, and pigments
we've been so busy trying to ignore-

all men are brothers
all women are not like my mother
my color is not yellow
my lips are pencil thin

not nubian and sensual
nostrilds pinched not wide and brown
my nose too long and fat
not short and squat

my hair and eyes texture and form
not like the others,
surely not all men are like my brothers-
do we have so little faith in brotherhood
that we would group all the peoples
into one common ancestor
and if so

where did it begin
on what level of venial sin

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Anjali Sinha 03 December 2008

I say we all are brothers-- color features race etc. could be different. Dont we all have the same--blood, flesh, brains, heart, brain, -- have we not come into the world the same way--- not dropped from the heavens---- then why are we acting so different--- why all this hate --- only in the name of religion----- its high time we keep our religion in our homes and not bring it out on the streets wow! ! ! ! ! ! ! Shimon i liked your poem---thought inspiring A++++++ and 10+++++++++ goes to my fav list. (aftermath to the destructions in Mumabi --- I have written Allah-Ram-Jesus----do check it out.) regards anjali-

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