<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><div><b>“We Are All Human”</b> by Pat A. Fleming</div><div><br></div><div>I've lived quite a while and learned quite a bit</div><div>About life and this world where we live.</div><div>I've found that it's filled with both good and the bad.</div><div>Some who take, while some others will give.</div><div><br></div><div>There's a balance to life in the way it unfolds.</div><div>That's a truth that we all come to know.</div><div>They'll be times we endure some unbearable days</div><div>And sleepless nights filled with anger and woe. </div><div><br></div><div>Then come those moments of utter contentment,</div><div>When it all seems to fall into place,</div><div>When all that you are seems so right with the world,</div><div>You feel all of your pain's been erased.</div><div><br></div><div>We spend so much time on a quest for ourselves,</div><div>Searching for that internal peace.</div><div>And on each of our paths we may misstep and fall,</div><div>But our need for the answers won't cease.</div><div><br></div><div>We're composed and we're driven by our hearts and souls.</div><div>Our beliefs grow from what we've been taught.</div><div>Our dreams are all nurtured by the things that we see,</div><div>And our morals from the fights we have fought.</div><div><br></div><div>We all look so different; we all have our ways,</div><div>And at times we just can't understand</div><div>That inside we're no different, our humanities the same,</div><div>And we all do the best that we can.</div><div><br></div><div>Feelings of sadness, grief, joy, and pain,</div><div>Feeling lonely and empty and scared.</div><div>We each have these feelings, no matter our lives,</div><div>And we all yearn for someone to care.</div><div><br></div><div>It's that not understanding each other</div><div>Fosters the feelings of hate,</div><div>So we must take the time to learn all that we can,</div><div>While forgiving each other's mistakes.</div><div><br></div><div>Yes, I've learned quite a lot in my 63 years,</div><div>And to look well beyond what I see</div><div>To embrace and respect everyone as they are,</div><div>And hope that they'll do that for me.</div><div><br></div><div>The world won't stop spinning, and the sun will still rise.</div><div>There will always be conflict and strife,</div><div>But accepting we're all only human</div><div>Will make this a much better life.</div></div><div><br></div>———————————————<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></body></html>