We Are So Different

We are so different I am smart, you are less so I am a man, you are a woman I am trump, you are poor I am beautiful, you live in a sewer I have castles, you’re lucky to have drawers I am peaceful, you are the extremist I have armies, you have child suicide bombers I have coffee, you have tea See the difference between you and me? I wear clothes under my head, you wear masks over I sing songs in my sanctuary, while you chant the jihad I have my god who is righteous; you have a god that sings of terror My god is great, yours is a fraud I ride in a limo, you ride a gay camel I drink fine whiskey, you smoke camel fags We you see… are as different As night is to day As sun is to moon As Cain is to Abel I own the castle you live in the stable Goats and hogs your only staple Now when we were in the hospital Me so much better than you, you see Both our sons sick of leukemia You being so different and less than me You cried, and you wept, and you wished yourself dead If your child should live, you'd give all you ever had Its then I saw, I’d do exactly the same When you offered me a tissue I confess I felt a wee little shame Whatever hate you may or may not have had Lifted, when you saw the child was your only lad And when I saw this humble startling revelation I realized how narrow and condescending I was behaving So maybe we both learned a lesson of Job A pity such sadness and pain had to bring The realization to us both We are not so different after all We now drink tea in the olive gardens Telling the young if they chose to listen There is a better path, of happier wisdom By embracing your fellow man No matter race, color or convictions Start with a smile Make it last more than a mile Great things happen When us, the people take action Yours truly Two fathers Of this world Thank you Charmaine for the constant inspiration!