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Love not hate

November 9, 2021
By collinkingsmen BRONZE, Lewisville, Texas
collinkingsmen BRONZE, Lewisville, Texas
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Message: we are all equal 


LOVE NOT HATE.

BLACK AND WHITE

WE MUST SHOW WE CAN BE ON THE SAME SIDE

NOT CAUSE THE COLOR OF MY SKIN OR WHAT I LIKE

MY SEXUALITY SHOULDN'T BE SOMETHING YOU FEAR

NOR THE COLOR OF MY SKIN

LOVE NOT HATE

WHY SHOULD I HIDE MY TRUE SELF FROM YOU

WHY SHOULD I TELL YOU 

LOVE NOT HATE

WE SHOULD LOVE EACH OTHER FOR THEMSELVES 

NOT HATE FOR WHAT THEY ARE

BUT TO LOVE WHO THEY BECOME

MY CONFIDENCE IS STRONGER THAN ANY GODS OR GODDESS 

I WILL STAND FOR WHAT MY MIND THINK AND BE ON MY OWN SIDE

LOVE NOT HATE

William Lloyd Garrison ONCE SAID, “Wherever there is a human being, I see God-given rights inherent in that being, whatever may be the sex or complexion.”

LOVE ONE ANOTHER AND DONT HATE EACH OTHER

LOVE NOT HATE

“Our society needs to recognize the unstoppable momentum toward unequivocal civil equality for every gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender citizen of this country.” quote written by  Zachary Quinto 

LOVE NOT HATE

I CANT BLEACH MY SKIN JUST SO I CAN FIT IN 

OR WEAR OUTFITS TO BE THE PERSON I'M NOT

LOVE NOT HATE 

LIFE IS FRAGILE 

LIFE IS THE LIGHT OF EVERYTHING 

HE MIGHT LIKE A MAN FOR HOW HE LOOKS OR ANY OTHER WAY

OR SHE MIGHT LIKE A WOMAN FOR HER ENERGY AND VIBES

WE CHOOSE WHO WE BECOME

BUT WE CANT CHANGE WHO WE ARE

 LOVE NOT HATE

SO NEXT TIME YOU SEE A BLACK MAN DONT SAY ”LOOK AT THAT N*****

JUST BE KIND AND ACT LIKE HE'S A HUMAN BEINGS

OR NEXT TIME YOU SEE WITH THE SAME GENDER OR ANYONE

DONT CALL THEM A FREAK OR F*GGOT

LOVE NOT HATE

MY VOICE IS LOUDER LIKE THE OCEANS ROARS

LOVE NOT HATE

I AM INDEPENDENT I AM  STRONG I AM ME

LOVE ME DONT HATE ME


The author's comments:

This poem talk about something we try to be and just knowing that it's ok to be you no matter what the color of your skin or what gender you like


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