You see only right and wrong, black and white, <br />I weigh up circumstances, shades of grey. <br />You brand shyness and softness as weakness, <br />I applaud empathy, love and astuteness. <br />You expect familial love and duty, <br />I endeavour to earn respect and love. <br />You are prescriptive in what one should do, <br />I believe strongly in freedom of choice. <br />You predict doom and gloom in all events, <br />I seek crock of gold at rainbow's end. <br />You try to buy love but push it away, <br />I know in my heart love cannot be bought. <br />You are closed to life as it really is, <br />I, m open, aware each day of my life. <br />We are so very different you and I, <br />And yet we're so closely related, sigh!<br /><br />Edith Oram<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/different-perspectives/
