I was inspired to write this poem when we were watching the movie Freedom Writers in my English class, we we were having loads of discussions on racism and equality and how we felt about this in our society.At the time I was also having trouble writing a poem for a poetry contest and I wanted something very powerful that could deliver a strong message. So I decided to send it in and I ended up wining 1st in my state. So this poem is very important to me and I just wanted people to understand that everyone is equal and the color of our skins or religion doesn't make us weaker or lesser in our world. I feel strongly about this because I myself am African American and I want my peers to see that I'm just like them.