Try running an extra mile in my shoes, for higher heights, the idea is to gain control of respect. <br />Ignorance goes a long ways it just doesn't stop at your status, color, or education. <br />You may have the things you so desire. <br />Is it compassion for others? <br />I'm not ashamed to ask for what I want, and I'm certainly not greedy. <br />Starvation is in your country and so is death. <br /> <br />In order to receive, you'd first have to love you, and not just submitting only to yourself. <br />Don't confuse my identity with yours. <br />We're different as day and night. <br />We're different as good and bad. <br /> <br />To you, I may look like nothing. <br />Maybe, there's a decent reason for me holding up my head. <br />Yes, I still keep all my dignity and morals and values the same. <br />The value price of my soul is costly. <br /> <br />Sharing with you is not a problem for me. <br />Welcoming, you into my home, that's not considered to your standards. <br />I feed you and also give you money. <br />I take you out to my ordinary restaurant dinners, and not your usual gourmet dinners. <br /> <br />My pocket money may not match yours. <br />It may even be quite extinct. <br />Yes, I have shared with someone that was in need. <br />The apparel I wear maybe used and not unique. <br />My hair is combed, but not professionally styled. <br />Yet, on my face always remains a beautiful smile. <br /> <br />It may even seem as though I haven't got a partner. <br />I'm never alone. <br />You may not be happy, but I am, because I love God and you. <br /> <br />The individuals I converse with are quite well-known and not sarcastic to the bone. Say fellowman, 'Will you return the favor? '<br /><br />Cheri Odom<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/materialistic/
