the beauty of gray

We are the same inside
when we are born we cry
we suckle our mothers breast
we grow and live and die

our heart beats dah dum
we smile and laugh
our heart stops dah dum
friends grimace and frown

when we are cut we bleed red
when we fall and are bruised
we are nursed to health
we are young and old alike

our heart beats dah dum
We love and share
our heart stops dah dum
friends grieve and sob

Our colours are beautiful
our skin glows or not
is smooth or rough
our skin clean or impure

our heart beats dah dum
we give and receive
our heart stops dah dum
friends whisper and discuss

we are the same inside
our skin only a wrapping
holding bones and organs
red pink muscle rippling

our heart beats dah dum
we are all the same
our heart stops dah dum
we move beyond to joy

we should rejoice in difference
welcome the shared beauty within
as we do ourselves
seeing beyond the skin