A Gentleman's Agreement. Poem by Sandra Kavanagh Josefsson

A gentleman's agreement
where everything was hushed.
Where the underlying hate
was secretly discussed.

Where you never got a job
or a place at college.
Did not make any difference
if you were smart or had the knowledge.

You were the butt of jokes
when people were drunk.
You were despised and hated
like you were trash or junk.

There was a distinction
and so many thought,
that they were better in every way.
Still the same even today.

I wish people would learn
that we are all alike.
We come from the same energy
even if we come from different walks of life.

We are just spirits.
We don't need to divide.
Let us build and dream together.
Let us not take sides.

Verse: Sandra Kavanagh (c) .