Scribblings

Respect

I object to tolerance,
The conceit we express:

"I tolerate your primitive ways,
With your funny words,
Wearing a veil."

"I tolerate the sex that you like,
Even though I am the default,
I grant you permission, to be you."

"I tolerate the color of your skin although,
I do not know what it's like to enter a room,
And be judged before you know the content of my mind."

Let's have done with tolerance,
And instead, respect those

Who are not us.