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October 5, 2017 by szachik@pvs.org 2 Comments

By Makena Behnke

i live in a world where girls stand hand in hand

not judging each other by race or ethnicity

each supportive of the others’ dreams

we teach each other kindness and compassion ~and sometimes makeup tips~

we don’t tear each other down or shame

we don’t mind if you have lip fillers or crooked butt implants

we accept each other for who we are

we share clothes and funny stories

we don’t mind if you put on a little weight or lose some

as long as you’re healthy and happy, we’re happy

–unfortunately not everyone lives in this world, and what kills me is that there’s not much i can do about it right now.

Editor: Brennan Nick

Filed Under: Poetry

Comments

  1. Francene Fisher says

    October 5, 2017 at 8:40 pm

    This moved me. Thank you for sharing. Imagine how it would be if this existed everywhere!

    Reply
  2. Mr. Griffin says

    October 6, 2017 at 12:21 pm

    The most – and the best – you can do right now is live by example: let your shared wisdom radiate out. It WILL have an impact.

    Reply

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