We make assumptions

Each and every day

About where we work

And where we play

People we know

And those we’ve just met

About our dentist,

About our dog’s vet

Why are we wired

To judge at first sight?

Did this keep us safe

From monsters in the night?

Or is the fear of the other

Something strange and new?

Something we should fight,

Struggle until we’re through?

I think of this often

As I go about my days

And take a second to review

What my primitive brain says

Sometimes it keeps me safe

Sometimes it can be wrong

But I hope as long as I consider

Another singer’s song

That each day will be better

I’ll learn, and appreciate

Everyone is different

And that’s what makes life great.