Piece Work

I am not Muslim,

not a Jew

haven’t any Palestinian blood,

I’m not German,

I am not Black,

I’m not White,

I suppose I can be rather non-descript.

I am certainly not a Mormon

I’m not a killer,

I want nothing to do with thievery,

I’m not an ultra liberal,

not a vegan,

not a psychotic (yet)

I’m not Asian

I’m not even European,

I’m not Latino

I’m not Irish

I’m not Scandinavian

I am not an Islamic extremist.

I’m not a gun owner,

not a hunter,

not a serial killer

I’m not a terrorist in the modern sense.

I’m not pretty

I’m not ugly,

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yet on any given day I could be any of these things,

things,

if being any one of these people, thoughts, beliefs, images,

meant anything close to,

allowing us all to recognize we are all one,

together,

TOGETHER!