This poem was nominated by the UN as the best poem for 2008:

When I born, I black
When I grow up, I black
When I go in Sun, I black
When I scared, I black
When I sick, I black
And when I die, I still black
And you white fellow
When you born, you pink
When you grow up, you white
When you go in sun, you red
When you cold, you blue
When you scared, you yellow
When you sick, you green
And when you die, you gray
And you calling me colored?

Written by an African Child

The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?

Pablo Casals

Celebrating Diversity

Different Like Me

My name is Thomas and I'm different you see,
But a whole lot of others are different like me.
There are kids different colors and kids different sizes,
Kids who win contests and kids who win prizes.

Kids good at math, science, spelling or reading,
Kids good with drawing, at games, or at beading.
There are kids who catch baseballs, and kids not so fast,
Kids scared of nighttime, or dreams from their past.

There are kids who feel squashed when their pants are too tight,
And kids who feel itchy when a tag isn't right.
There are kids who will wiggle, both sons and daughters,
There are kids who are thinkers, designers and plotters.

There are kids who spin round, or jiggle their hands,
And kids who have crowded teeth in bands.
There are kids who dance, and kids who sing,
Kids who learn about most everything.

Some are in wheelchairs and some kids get sick,
That's just how we are, and we don't get to pick.
And some kids remember and some kids forget,
Some kids are glued to their TV set.

Some kids read maps, and some don't, I bet.
That's how we were made, and you get what you get.
Some kids pretend, and some like things real,
But really it isn't that big of a deal.

My name is Thomas and I'm different they say,
My friends are all too, and I like it that way.

by Kathleen Freeman (www.raisingsmallsouls.com)

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