Diversity - 4/6/06

Diversity

Chinese, Lebanese
Black, White, Hispanic
Diversity is more than this

People from all nations, all backgrounds
All expected to be the same

Different people
All expected to fit into one mold

"This is what you should be" they say,
Pushing and squeezing you into their mold

Trying to fit you into a shape
You weren't made to be

This is not diversity
Diversity is something far greater

Diversity is different people
Allowed to be themselves
Working together

Diversity is remembering
That EVERY PERSON has value

Diversity is being respected as an individual
Not just as a "culture"

Diversity is every person finding their place
In the rainbow of creation

Diversity is everyone joining together
Becoming a community

Categories: Poetry, Connections