Classifications

Classifications

I wonder sometimes
What it is the that people see
When they look at me
What it is that people notice first
It never ceases to amaze
Just how many seem to have 
A hard time really classifying me
I think that we tend to classify people in general
Its often very easy to just
To automatically make assessment off of what we see
We almost have a harder time
Dealing with the people that are ambiguous 
That we can't classify right away
Than the people that seem to fit 
The stereotypes
Or are preconceived ideas
About how we think 
People should behave
Or even look
And if people don't 
Automatically fit
Into our neat little boxes
And into a neat little 
Classification
Its almost like we repel those people
Somehow it scares us to see people
That don't fit into our ideas 
Our ideals of normalcy that is based
On social constructs that we have 
Built ourselves
I think we need to step 
Away from putting people
In small boxes
We need to start really
Looking at people
Getting past the stigmas
And the social constructs
That we put on certain people
And seeing the person for who they are
Everyone is lost in their own ways
We all could use a little help here and there
But when you automatically 
Shun someone
Or push someone aside
Based on superficial constructs
You ultimately end up alienating them
But you are ultimately alienating yourself
Living in lies and false fears
That are based on false precepts in the first place
We all want to be seen as people
We all want to have our own voices
To have our own views
Without worrying about being judged
Or classified by anyone
We are all human 
We all deserve to be treated as such

     

Reviews

[Sunny Skye]

Amazing poem i love it. Good job! Thank you for the excellent read.

-SkyeBlanco

[Ahmad Cox]

We are all equal under the sun.

[Sunny Skye]

Yes, it shouldn't matter what race or where we live or our beliefs etc. We are all humans right

[Whitney Kleinhuizen]

Another awesome write. With another amazing message. I especially love the line you used: "Everyone is lost in their own ways." Truth right there. Great job.

[Ahmad Cox]

We are all created the same