Same World Different Places

As I move along
From one place to the next
Arriving at a new home to rest
Each day is different than the last 
Yet it goes by just as fast 
I look around and see different faces 
Yet same emotion in all new places
You see the local going about their day
And then the tourist trying to find his way 
They are people just like you and I 
With that similar twinkle in their eye
I look and see this beautiful country
Something I only dreamed of before
It is no longer a dream as I stand upon the shore
The look upon a young woman's face 
Has only the slightest fear of being in a new place 
The man who is arriving home 
Casually taking the bus and checking his phone
Each and everyone of them live different lives
Come from very different places 
Who are among different races
Yet our lives upon this earth are not that different
We have jobs and families
Similar responsibilities
They are just in a different country than you
Living under a different government 
Walking along older cement 
Everyone with a different set of morals
But with similar goals 
Having a successful life is the goal of many
And it can be reached by any
Travel the world is the goal of some
Or even just waking up to see the sun
Having the dream job 
Or just avoid getting robbed 
When you go about your day 
And travel along that same or maybe new way
Think for a moment how alike yet different everyone around you is
Because although everyone in this world is different 
We are all living in it.

Reviews

[Debbie Barry]

I am very moved by the message that is woven through your poem. I really like your opposites and comparisons, which all become one in the end. I appreciate the boldness with which you address different races, cultures, and individual lives, and change the misconception that country or government makes one group of people findamentally different from another; you show that they are all alike on the most basic level. There are a few places where the rhythm or rhyme pattern breaks down, but I think you know that, and I don't think it detracts from your message. Well done!

[The Traveler]

Thanks I appreciate it!