Dignity

by Needer of You   Apr 26, 2007


We all have dignity we cannot let go
Doesn't matter if it does or doesn't show.
You have the right to stand strong
That's if you know right from wrong.

Born with it and die with it
So many conflicts that it lit
Sometimes lost and sometimes found
Matter of fact, it was always around

Trampled and abused it may be
But it was always within you and me.
It was within the rich and poor
Treat others correctly and you find the door.

To heaven it may sometimes lead
And respect is its only seed.
Ten thousand years of wind and rain
Dignity was everywhere all the same.

Smart or not, tall or short
You had always had the worth.
The smartest student or slowest one
You are still God's creation, man.

God said,' Dignity you do not earn
All you have to do is watch and learn
Treat others with the ultimate respect
And for everything you have to reflect.'

Dignity cannot be taken away
For it shall come back this very day.
It could, however, be abused
But God would surely not be amused.

Sex, color, height, width, or ethnicity
They have nothing to do with dignity.
For God has blended it within our blood
When He first decided to make us from mud.

We all have the same worth and value
And now I'm giving you the cue
For God has sent me to write only these
To tell the world that dignity can't be bought by fees.

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  • 16 years ago

    by Dark Savior

    This is a poem that is most definitely unique, it's something that I've not seen done on, It also has a really good message. You got points right off the bat for originality.

    We all have dignity we cannot let go
    Doesn't matter if it doesn't or does show.

    -Don't put double negatives so close together if you are going to use them in the same line. Switch it to something like this.

    "Doesn't matter if it does or doesn't show."

    this way the double negatives are spaced further apart.

    Sex, color, height, width, or nationality
    They have nothing to do with dignity.

    This could have ended up being a powerful line. Nationality is two more syllables than dignity, it really throws the flow off. You could true putting "Ethnicity" instead of nationality as "Ethnicity" is only one syllable longer than "Dignity".

    I mean no harm with these suggestions they are just thoughts on how to improve the poem.

    I liked it and felt that it was a very strong poem with a very good message and a solid backbone for the majority of the poem.

    I give it a: 5/5

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