Why Does It Matter?

• Simran Sarah, Grade 6, Wiley Park Public School
• Poetry
• 2011

Excellence Award in the 'Step Write Up 2011' competition

Sometimes I hear people saying,
That you are not the same as me,
Then I start to wonder,
What is the difference between us?
We are all the same inside,
So why does it matter what you are outside?
It matters what you are inside.

It doesn't matter about what language you speak,
But our expressions are the same
Love, peace, brotherhood and unity
So we are the same as everyone else.

It doesn't matter if you are white or black,
Whether you are born as Muslim or Christian
But we are all equal in front of the God
We are all the same from inside,
With one soul, one heart and one mind.