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[aid] => mick
[title] => The Outer Shell
[time] => 2004-05-23 09:38:53
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[bodytext] => No matter what the color Of a person's skin may be Underneath the outer shell Is a true identity Still, we're taught to be like others Trained to mimic and conform So as we grow, we try to fit Within the context of the norm But within the norm belittles, accuses, and denies And so, often fitting in Causes us to compromise We see things as others see them Though we think our insight true Through our blinders we pass judgement On what others say and do And if we're created equal Then where's the harmony Are the external components How we base equality If we could live as one Yet, still live within ourselves It would matter not the color Painted on the outer shell Copyright: Tammy Hendershot 2004 [comments] => 3 [counter] => 167 [topic] => 25 [informant] => tamilyn [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 5 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => MiscPoems )
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