On Earth, You and Me
YOU
Inside
Me This
Or No
You One
Stand
ME
As you can see no one’s inside, neither, you or me
On earth we are but just two, there is, no she or he
Nor they, only you and me, and we’re both outside
You’re on the upper side and I’m on the lower side
Great riches is absolutely your convincing power
And from poverty, day and night, I endlessly suffer
You discreetly dislike my skin, though I am meek
I like the color of your God given, apple-red cheek
Ah! Indeed, God created us, but is He really fair?
My mind is yelling, this is not fair! He’s, too, unfair!
For He gave you all I like, in this world, everything
And He gave me what you dislike, only little thing
You’ve all, the looks, the wisdom, and great wealth
I’ve poorer looks, lesser wisdom, and a poor health
You’ve all, and still, for fame, you play with a flame
O, less I got, always, your faults, I do get the blame
This is what we are; accepting the truth is not easy
But I learned a thing, when you’re, too, damn busy
Our Creator had set upon us, an ultimate equalizer
Nil counts, even if,we win the Nobel or the Pulitzer
O gee! We do have something in common, after all
I breathe, you breathe, and someday we are to fall
Now I see that God is fair, time to say, we are sorry
I don’t know if you reflected on this, do you worry?
Copyright © Ernesto P. Santiago | Year Posted 2006
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