Persons/Full of Life
- Beki Lantos
- Jul 2, 2021
- 1 min read
She's not just a woman
She's not just a friend
Why do we have to label her
To try and understand
that she's a person
a living, breathing human full of life
She's not just a sister
Or someone's girlfriend
No explanation should be needed
To lend a helping hand
Cuz' she's a person
More than just a mother and a wife
But history has taught us well
Her value is low unless one can tell
She's devoted to everyone else but herself
Though she's a person
She is she
She is me
He's not just a man
Not just a security guard
Why do we have to label him
And make things so hard
When he's a person
A living, breathing human full of life
But history has made it feel true
He's only valued if he's stronger than you
Pushes all that he loves to the side to pursue
Though he's a person
He is he
He is me
All these labels, these words we talk
Don't really guide us as we try to walk
Through our lives
In disguise
Rarely ever feeling wise
Cuz' we're lost
We are just persons
They're not just a colleague
A neighbor or a friend
They are not just a partner
For someone to depend on
They are a person
A living, breathing human full of life
But our predecessors made a choice
To exclude their values, their lives, and their voices
So let's let go of the anger, and simply rejoice
That they're a person
Cuz' they are we
They are me
Ⓒ July 2021. Beki Lantos. All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means without prior written permission of the author.
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