It is easy for all of us to get caught
In our differences, is it not?
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When discontent is high, we forget
Our common ground, when we are upset
The differences seem to create an unbridgeable divide
We hold on to our anger, our injured sense of pride..
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When tempers and emotions settle down
And we take an objective look around
We find that the values that unite us take precedence
Over those that divide us- our differences are not as intense
As they had previously appeared to be
We begin to see a path towards unity..
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Unfortunately divisive rhetoric is easy to perpetrate
In the era of social media, but we have to be deliberate
In ignoring that narrative, and shift our focus
To the people who actually surround us
And find that it is possible to connect
With them- at some point disparate views intersect
Passion...unbridled 