I don’t understand why we can’t all just be nice.

It seems impossible within all this strife.

So many people holding guns and knives,

Daily, it’s taking too many lives.

I don't understand why we can’t all accept each other,

As soon as one has an opinion so does another,

Let's remind ourselves that we together are sisters and brothers,

You can still be kind even if we don’t have the same colors.

I don’t understand why people feel the need to be mean.

Do they not feel like they are constantly seen?

Do they not have shoulder against to lean?

Does this cause them to feel the need to hurt feelings?

I don’t understand why we can’t overall just accept.

Why is it so hard to grasp this concept?

Why don’t we all pray for those who are unkept?

And not laugh at people who are inept.

I don’t understand why we can’t all be more forgiving.

To move on from incidents and just keep living.

Grudges are held for those in the past reliving

Let’s all come together hand in hand and become care-giving.

Just be nice, accept, kind, and forgiving.

Because life isn’t about cruelty, it’s about living.