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Acceptance
Melanie Anderson
Why has worship transformed into warship?
We advocate unconditional acceptance
Until we see actions different from ours
Then we moralize with desistance.
When did love turn into hate?
We detest feelings different from our own
Feelings which are real and innate
We don’t question the norm of intolerance.
Why do we let skin color determine character?
Every white crayon is rich and pretentious
Every brown crayon has ulterior motives
And every black crayon is to be feared - but why?
Because it’s easier to label him a “Jesus freak”
Because it’s easier to say “Nobody’s born that way”
Because it’s easier to assume than to accept
Our unprejudiced facades continue - but at what cost?
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