Let's Be Friends Poem by Deborah Berry

I know the blood runs in your veins,
I know my blood runs just the same,
Your heart it feels the warmth of love,
Your eyes they see the rising sun,
Your hand can touch and feel mine too,
For I'm a person just like you
No matter where I may be born,
No matter what my color warn,
No matter how my face has shape,
I feel the sorrow, love and hate,
For I can see the moving clouds,
The clouds they cry with tears of pain,
To see beneath them - such a shame,
How each and every person is
to one another throughout the years…

Within my shoes please place your feet,
And take the steps while I walk the streets,
You'll feel the blisters as I walk,
The words I whisper as I talk,
You'll see the world just as I see,
So please my friend just let me be,
The person that I am inside,
Please don't make me run and hide,
Allow your visions to be clear,
And listen to the words you hear,

All I ask.... is to be your friend…
We're all people you and me
In this world together we
can walk united forever free…

Australian Author Deborah Berry (C) 1993 -2015