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if you don’t have anything nice to say don’t say nothing at all, they say. every moment, every minute, every second of the day. the silenced people can not tell wrong from right, and when they speak up, the loud ones use it as an excuse to pick on them and fight. your opinion isn’t valid unless you have good looks, “well that’s how it is now” no, look at the books; the books full of history and the darkness of mankind, it’s always been about appearance, let me keep that in your mind. racism and the colour of peoples skin- they may have had the same opinion but weren’t allowed to fit in. at least time has moved on and everything’s much better, but we can’t pretend it didn’t happen, word to letter. what about women, and when they’re sexualised? can someone please tell me how it’s the woman’s fault and not the guys? it’s not her fault if she has tight clothes wrapped around her body, society says she’s either insecure or she looks homeless or shoddy. it’s not just on the outside that’s discriminated, for does anyone remember why george oswell was incriminated? somewhere out there, there’s a gay person sitting at the table with their homophobic parent or parents , sitting in silence because their parents found out, in self-assurance. too many people get killed for who they are, past or present, it’s gone too far. judge a person on their actions that make them a bad person, not on who they kissed, what they wore or the colour of the skin because everyone’s got a story you just have to listen to their version. so don’t be afraid to say the wrong thing, learn from your mistakes and what they bring but don’t say nasty stuff about someone you don’t know, get to know the nasty side of them before you let it all go.

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Date: 4/30/2023 8:48:00 AM
Thanks for sharing this... Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
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Date: 4/29/2023 3:06:00 AM
Interesting reading (and I often say the wrong thing - sometimes!). I do try never to say nasty stuff - well, try! Nice poem, Sophie, so thank you.
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