Touch Up Humanity

The world is not white nor black

but shades of gray.

 

So is nature.

So are our lives.

To see the perfect whole �" impossible.

Each value system so unique,

Like you.

 

Be true to your beliefs.

Your peers.

Your community.

And live within yourself to the fullest.

It’s the small imperfections

that make you human.

 

Laugh.

Cry.

Always grow.

Touch up humanity.

 

 

Look at greatness.

Emulate the best.

Exceed.

Strive.

Believe.

 

But always return to yourself.

You are temporary.

You are not eternal.

Nor is the world and planet.

Live for now.

For the future.

For posterity.

For love.

For kindness, benevolence.

For the magic of your unique human quality.

 

For that I love you.

 

Reviews

[R.E. Ray]

Arthur, you've provided so many nuggets of wisdom and life lessons in this poem. It's difficult to focus on just one thing. For whatever reason this line drew me back... "It’s the small imperfections... that make you human." As I read this again, I thought about how that truth streams through so many other pieces in this poem. It's the imperfect human spirit, embodied in each individual, that creates the magic. And, it does "touch up humanity," if only a small bit with every genuine effort. Nice work!