Confronting our Biases
Where is the truth? That virtuous friend:
Impartial reality without a smudge?
It lives outside our biased mind
And is, regrettably, hard to find
In the mental rubble through which we judge
Our biases are alive and well
Fueling our views and emotions
Culture, religion, family and peers
They instilled in us the joys and fears
That now influence many of our notions
Being aware of this human shortfall
Is dreadful, but also enlightening
As it motivates our brains
To transcend their constraints
And embrace what once seemed frightening
It’s been too long now, that we indulged
In thoughts of inferior versus supreme
Judging on accents, sex, skin-colors
Age, skills, or assumed wealth in dollars
It’s time to release that obsolete dream
Becoming mindful of our biases
Is liberating and drives spiritual rebirth
None of us stands beneath or above
The ability to embrace and love
All that lives with us on Mother Earth
About this poem
A reflection of the many nuances of our biases that keep us segregated, physically and/or mentally, from others.
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Written on November 20, 2020
Submitted by Joamarq on May 07, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | XABBA XCDDC XEXXE XFGGF XHIIH |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 922 |
Words | 160 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 |
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