Count Us As One

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Everything all comes down to the fact that

I have a life just like you do, even though it's not ours;

A fact that makes both of us guilty of the same offence;

Guilty of claiming ours, what was borrowed

And using it carelessly without the intent

of returning it

But that's who we are right?

Or at least, what we have made ourselves become;

Greedy and ungrateful humans

Now

Don't get me wrong

I am not trying to start a fight

I am simply trying to stress 

Just like you, I am human too

Like you, I have feelings, even emotions

So you know, even boys cry

Like you, I have off days and days I am at my happiest

I shouldn't feign strong when deep down I am weak

I shouldn't hide my pains when they bite deep into my soul

Because I am supposed to be the "tough" one,

Unshakable and unbreakable

C'mon

Please

Even Jesus, in human form, proved breakable

Carrying His cross before being eventually crucified

The highs and lows

The joy and sorrow

The struggles and the breakthroughs

The pain and the enjoyment

The heart and mind

Feelings and emotions

They make us humans

We might be of different race

Distinct culture

Opposite sex

But being humans?

makes us one

Count us as one

©Olaleye Bolu