When Poetry Shows You

Everything is not what it seems

When poetry shows you

That there is more to life

Than what the eye can see

That there is more to life

Than just the 9 to 5

That there is a chance

To stand for what is right

That there is a chance

To make your dreams a reality

That the normal

Is not a reality

That the normal

Has no true definition

That even you and I 

Have more similarities than they say

That even you and I

Have a right to a full life 

That everyone 

Deserves to be treated as equal

That everyone

Needs help every now and then

That no one

Can go through life alone

That no one

Deserves to be discriminated against

Everything is not what it seems

When poetry teaches you

To lead a better life

To respect others for who they are

And to help create a better world 

For you and for me.