Treat Us All Like Humans
Treat me as a human
I rush to the classes I'm late to
I am treated FAIRLY
I learn new things that open my eyes
I am treated GREATLY
These eye openers force me to see
I am treated FINER
Horrible truths have passed my life
But I am treated NICER
This current atrocity in the world
Yes, I am treated BETTER.
Treat us as a human
Here we have our rights as citizens
We are treated fairly
A person commits a crime, they pay for it
We are treated greatly
Person gets raped, rapist goes to jail
We are treated finer
Someone murdered, murderer gets decade+
We are treated nicer
Here we have basic unalienable rights
Yes, we are treated better.
Treat her as a human
There a child is forced to marry old men
She is not treated fairly
There she must marry her rapist
She is not treated greatly
There she has no public outcry to her "honor killing"
She is not treated finer
There she is raped at 2, for "virgins can cure AIDS"
She is not treated nicer
There she is not treated as a human
Yes they are not treated better.
There is still a gender gap
Men still dominate society
We still have not acheived equality
BUT
There, they are not even treated as humans
Everyday the horror continues for them
Treat us all like humans.
2/10/14
-Sotomayor, Female