Don’t! Don’t ever look down upon a man <br />Just because he’s covered with dust, <br />He might’ve just risen up <br />From prostrating before God. <br />Don’t! Don’t ever look down upon a man <br />Just because his hair is unkempt, <br />Matted, dry – without oil <br />He might’ve used it to bind <br />The wounds of some helpless being. <br />Don’t! Don’t ever look down upon a man <br />Just because he’s ill clad <br />He might’ve given his clothes to another <br />Lying naked in the streets. <br />Don’t! Don’t ever look down upon a man <br />Just because he’s bruised and bleeding <br />He might’ve received his wounds <br />In defending some human right. <br />Don’t! Don’t ever draw your own conclusions <br />Don’t ever hastily decide without the facts <br />Don’t ever refuse to help or pleasingly smile, <br />The one sitting next to you in such serious thought <br />Might even be thinking of ending his life! <br />Your kindly smile maybe the door <br />To his second chance with life. <br />Be open, willing to accept and to trust <br />Don’t! Don’t ever look down upon a man <br />It could sometimes be – <br /> God in the guise of Man.<br /><br />Angelina Pandian<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/judge-not-hastily/
