by Greg Spiro
on this day we will swim
in a sea of listening
on this day we will celebrate
our description and dialogue
on this day we will be charmed by
diversity’s palate of minds and colours
on this day we will roam in a forbidding place
and wonder at its power
on this day we will make light
of our biases and prejudices
on this day we will celebrate mistakes
yours and mine and learn from them
on this day we will refrain from belittling cliche,
and comparison
on this day we will not slur or defame
not betray or inflame
on this day we will open ourselves up
to intimate and universal empathy
on this day we will talk with someone who will
simply understand and we will simply be
on this day we will choose
not opinion but not knowing
on this day we will be happy
for those we thought we didn’t like
and cherish those we love
on this day we will break bread
with those who would kill us
and even those we would kill
on this day we will forgive others and
forgive ourselves
copyright Greg Spiro Singapore August 2015 email: gregm31@me.com
Greg Spiro
CSA Colleague – Asia Pacific
Executive Coach & Mediator
Director of Spiro Nicholson Asia Pacific
