HUMAN RIGHTS

Soon after World War 2 was weathered

The United Nations got together…

and after hearing of the peoples plight

created a declaration…of human rights.

 

Appalled at all the lives we lost

and sickened by the Holocaust

The UN set about decreeing

A set of rights for human beings.

 

Every person has these rights they declared

In any location…anywhere.

Every human…from their inception

Every human…without exception.

 

Every human is endowed they said

with reason, a conscience and should use their head

and every person everywhere should

act in the spirit of brotherhood.

 

Since the UN declaration 70 years ago

We have made progress…but much too slow.

We have not learned from our mistakes

and now our existence is at stake!

 

We must treat each person with dignity

each as a member of our family.

For when we become kind humans we will find

one world…one family…one humankind.

 

Or 70 years from now

If we don’t ensure everyone’s human rights…somehow…

If we continue to live in a world where human rights are bereft…

 

there won’t be any humans left.


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No Humans Left

But the world will continue as with the absenting of the dinosaurs and the Dodo. I doubt loving each other is going to reverse what has already sealed our fate. But humans are surprising creatures - we tend to come together following crisis events. WWIII is not a term I want to know in my lifetime. Good theme. We celebrate each other. - slc