May  7,  2021

MY  FIRST  SHOT
AT A BILL OF  HUMAN  RIGHTS

 

To be acknowledged,
         recognized and listened to.
To be noticed,
         “I am here and I can be me.”
Please stop to understand me.
Please try to hear me,
          what I’m trying to say
          and what I want to do with my life.
I need daily bread.
I need second chances.
I need forgiveness.
I need a fair hearing.
I need time to get it.
I need payment for my services.
I hopefully will give you all these rights as well.
And please tell me,
          that you notice I’m here

          as well as all the other people on this planet.

 

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021