Human Rights

Who are you to take my rights
and have me live each day in fright?

We are all born the same in God's delight
why must you be smug materially, while I have to daily fight?

Laws remain the same in day, night and twilight
why ignore them to make me and others uptight?

Human Rights shine for us just like a streetlight,
A tiny beacon of warmth that makes everything alright!

So please stop your onslaught like a snakebite,
The future is ours together, let us not miswrite.

Hand in hand we are one, a shipwright,
and to all the other children of the world, we invite...

To standup, embracing the light,
to do what is simply and forever right.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Goff Avatar
January 12, 2022 at 7:32 PM
Agreed! Good write, Robert!
Liguori Avatar
January 12, 2022 at 7:41 PM
Thank you James. Human Rights means a lot to me.
Maverick Avatar
December 15, 2021 at 11:52 PM
We all need human rights to be valued A good write Robert, did you get enough Out of my soupmail reply? BTW.'
Liguori Avatar
December 16, 2021 at 8:56 AM
Kindof... Have you written an example poem for the contest?
Dietrich Avatar
December 12, 2021 at 11:27 AM
you could have gotten first place in your own contest with one like this. Glad I finally am seeing it.
Y. Avatar
December 10, 2021 at 2:02 PM
WoW! Robert Was this example for your “ Human Rights “ contest? Either way its a good write on such a tough subject. Have a great day and weekend:-) Alexis
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