Labels

You see me standing there.
You give me that dirty look I don't deserve.
You label me one of those "teen punks".
But what did I do.

I pass that homeless guy on the street.
I turn my head and look the other way.
I think you are a loser.
But what did you do.

I look down that dark alley and see two people standing there.
I think "what a couple of druggies"
But what did they do.

We walk through life labeling people.
But what gives us this right to subject others to this criticism.
We don't have that right because it is rude and hurtful.
So next time you go to label someone, know this, they just might be labeling you.

~Please let me know what you think~