Ignorance and Understanding

The ignorant man

And the understanding man.

One sees a grumpy child,

Dressed all in black,

Hair covering his face,

Angry, aggressive, rude.

And he will avoid him.

The other sees a child,

Dressed all in black,

Hair covering his face.

And he will not avoid him,

For his mother always told him

Never to judge a book by its cover.

The ignorant man

Sees an unsociable girl

Slouched, crying in the corner

Being avoided by everyone.

And he will avoid her too.

The understanding man

Will see a girl

Crying in the corner

With nobody beside her.

And he will not avoid her,

For his father always told him

That sometimes people just need someone to talk to.

The ignorant man leaves

With judgements of two people

He has never met.

The understanding man leaves

With an open mind

And two new friends.