Lost in Labels

A child is born

label it quick

Gender, race, surname, place,

skin color, zodiac, adjectives without a face

write it, define it, before they can see

put up the walls before they can speak

placed in the pyramid and the box before their first step

bring on the adjectives now that the labels are set

privileged without effort or deprived of basic rights 

lets define their life and their fights

When will we break this practice

out of control need to define

So many souls lost in labels

dont you see, we are beyond the lines

We earn our labels

Strong, kind, compassionate, brave

we build our families

soul by soul, the connections we crave

Belonging nowhere and yet here I am

a wild card hybrid of sorts 

No religion or country or language or race

I refuse for them to define me or confine me

or put me in place

My home is this land

My family its creatures

the trees, birds and bees know me

 they dont look to define us

Connected without cause

united without purpose

I am a human with no labels

trying to fit in amongst us