Acceptance

A need for acceptance in each and everyone To be part of something special in our lives Feeling a sense of belonging when day is done Look forward to greeting the world when morning arrives Affiliation brings self-respect, an inner pride Sometimes prejudice and bigotry reveal their fangs There is no peace, no hope when you hurt inside One more reason why sometimes our kids join gangs We are one people, one race living on this earth No one should feel unaccepted anywhere Each human being should know their worth Then hatred would no longer be the cross we bear When we can understand what is right and wrong When we have complete acceptance barring none Then we can live the dream we've had for oh so long Man can lay down his weapons, the battle done.