In the End

In the end it will not matter
The number of your shoes and cars
The size of your house
If you are too short or too tall

In the end it will not matter
The number of your dollars and jewels
The weight of your body
If your hair is too curly or too straight

In the end it will not matter
The number of your stocks and bonds
The size of your nose
If your family was too poor or too rich

What will matter is the number of times
You decided to hurt or to help
To give or to take
To fight for or fight against social justice

What will matter is if you ever
Give shoes to someone without
Who your friends were
And if you and they contributed
To destroying
Or increasing the presence
Of the Upward Trend
In the service of humanity

Sojourner Truth

Seattle, Washington, USA


Last modified: 2019-07-17 23:29:09+00