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July 24, 2012
By so_joy SILVER, Navesink, New Jersey
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so_joy SILVER, Navesink, New Jersey
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"Be the change you want to see."

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If a dog meows,
Is it considered a cat?
If a tree's leaves turn red,
Is it considered autumn?
If a light blinks rapidly,
Is considered to be on?
If a poet writes music,
Is he considered a songwriter?
If someone bangs on a door,
Is it considered knocking?
If, if, if.
If I stop this right here,
Is it considered rude?
If, if, if.
If a watermelon's orange,
Is it considered a cantaloupe?
If, if, if.
If only so many things,
So many wonders,
Can fit into a sentence-
If, if, if.
If friends have a fight,
Are they considered enemies?
Does it matter how they feel?
Or is it just how they're labeled?
If, if, if.
A name is nothing.
If, if, if.
If what's there is truly real.
And if this poem doesn't make any sense,
Then it's a work of art.

© Brian M., Fishers, IN

The author's comments:
This piece is about discrimination. It's about judging someone based on their race, religion, gender, etc. It's something, unfortunately,that most of us can relate to.
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so_joy SILVER said...
on Aug. 13 2012 at 7:19 am
so_joy SILVER, Navesink, New Jersey
8 articles 0 photos 722 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Be the change you want to see.&quot;

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Thank you!
loseig GOLD said...
on Aug. 12 2012 at 7:54 pm
loseig GOLD, Naperville, Illinois
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Very good writing.... This poem makes you think and that is one thing a writer must know how to do. Great work keep it up!
so_joy SILVER said...
on Aug. 8 2012 at 7:08 pm
so_joy SILVER, Navesink, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Be the change you want to see.&quot;

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Thank you!
so_joy SILVER said...
on Aug. 8 2012 at 7:08 pm
so_joy SILVER, Navesink, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Be the change you want to see.&quot;

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Thank you!
spirtualpersonification BRONZE said...
on Aug. 8 2012 at 11:56 am
spirtualpersonification BRONZE, Glenview, Illinois
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I  LOVE this piece, I really enjoyed how you intervined the meaning of discrimination into common things such as fruit ect..
bluhs said...
on Aug. 8 2012 at 9:13 am
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This is an amazing poem! You are an excellent poet! 
so_joy SILVER said...
on Aug. 2 2012 at 2:32 pm
so_joy SILVER, Navesink, New Jersey
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&quot;Be the change you want to see.&quot;

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Thank you!
so_joy SILVER said...
on Aug. 2 2012 at 2:31 pm
so_joy SILVER, Navesink, New Jersey
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Its okay :)
so_joy SILVER said...
on Aug. 2 2012 at 2:30 pm
so_joy SILVER, Navesink, New Jersey
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Thank you!
LongLazyDays55 BRONZE said...
on Aug. 2 2012 at 11:42 am
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Hi, LongLazy here. That's a really interesting poem. Also the topic is good as we can all relate to it. Very good piece of work! Keep writing! :D
Zero_Black BRONZE said...
on Aug. 2 2012 at 10:56 am
Zero_Black BRONZE, Las Vegas, Nevada
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okay i just realized i posted two identical comments, and i just want to say that was a mistake. the first one appeared to not work, so do excuse me for that. 
Zero_Black BRONZE said...
on Aug. 2 2012 at 10:54 am
Zero_Black BRONZE, Las Vegas, Nevada
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the best works of art are the ones that make others think . . . this made me really think. good job on a good poem!
Zero_Black BRONZE said...
on Aug. 2 2012 at 10:54 am
Zero_Black BRONZE, Las Vegas, Nevada
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it really makes you think, doesn't it? i read it a couple of times, just to wonder about it all. nicely done, as all the best works of art are ones that make others think. i know i've said this before, but keep writing great things!