The Skin That I Am Wrapped In
The skin that I am wrapped in
Is just a simple sheath
Protects me from what’s outside
Conceals what is beneath
But the skin that I am wrapped in
Seems sometimes like a wall
Separates me from some people
Who don’t seem to care at all
What you can’t see beneath my skin
Is the person who I am
You can’t see that I’m just like you
You don’t seem to understand
How can such a tiny layer
So fragile and so gaunt
Make you think that I am someone
Who I am clearly not?
Maybe I’m shaped different
Than you seem to be
Maybe I’m a different hue
But that isn’t all of me
Maybe we’re from different worlds
Or maybe worlds the same
Maybe we have different lives
Or maybe different names
But the skin that we are wrapped in
Gives us all a certain bond
We are all only human
And we’re all loved by God
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