For Everyone Poem by Matshona Dhliwayo

"If there is no democracy for one,
there is no freedom for everyone;
the land, not just the sky, belongs to everyone.
If there is no equality for one,
there is no liberty for everyone;
the sky, not just the water, belongs to everyone.
If there is no government for one,
there is no peace for everyone;
the animals, not just the fish, belong to everyone.
If there are no rights for one,
there is no justice for everyone;
the resources, not just the minerals, belong to everyone.
If there is no equity for one,
there is no acceptance for everyone;
the youth, not just the children, belong to everyone.
If there is no emancipation for one,
there is no humanity for everyone;
the men, not just the women, belong to everyone.

If there is no happiness for one,
there is no bliss for everyone;
the fish, not just the insects, belong to everyone.
If there is no peace for one,
there is no joy for everyone;
the stars, not just the Sun, belong to everyone.
If there is no equality for one,
there is no tolerance for everyone;
the cosmos, not just the world, belong to everyone.
If there is no mercy for one,
there is no compassion for everyone;
the worlds, not just the galaxies, belong to everyone.
If there is no kindness for one,
there is no love for everyone;
the Heavens, not just the universe, belong to everyone.
If there is no life for one,
there is no existence for everyone;
The Divine One, not just nature, belongs to everyone."
― Matshona Dhliwayo