Look inside

This came from a writing challenge. Pick five random objects without thinking, place them on the table and write a poem about them. I've included the picture of my random objects.

The peel is rough
And pitted, life has been tough
Take a Look inside
The bitter fruit within
Is too beautiful to hide
The pink flesh begins
To soften as the skin
Peels back, juices flowing
Knowing
That we are all just the same
With different names

Some of us are like fine wine
We get better in time
You cast us away
You refuse to play
Because the label's not name brand
You can't stand
Ones less than you
But wait! I'm not through
The ducking becomes the swan
It doesn't really take that long

All you see
Is the outer me
The cow face
Standing in place
But hidden behind
Is a functional mind
A place to carry a part
Of your heart

We love familiarity
Rejecting differences
Checking references
We like clarity
And conformity
Yet there is beauty
In asymmetry
Don't try to extinguish
The fire
Of Their desire
Because it doesn't distinguish
Or match you and your view

The wooden boat
Carries their love
It gets tired and old
But still there
are stories To be told
If you listen and care

We so easily judge
And hold a grudge
Refusing to see
The humanity
That lies within us all
Instead we fall
Victim to racism
Sexism
Ageism
Even feminism

So even though
the peel is rough
And life's been tough
For you and for me
Let the fruit be seen
Let the fire burn
Look inside
Don't hide
It's our turn
To live and love
Do you hear what I speak of?

Reviews

[sonnie ibadah]

"...All you see Is the outer me
 The cow face Standing in place 
But hidden behind Is a functional mind
 A place to carry a part Of your heart..." this speakes louder to me than the rest. i know the feeling of being judged by the color of my skin, sex and were i come from. we sometimes wish we could tear down the walls and simply make others see what we truly are in the inside. thanks for sharing

[Jennesis]

Thank you Sonnie,
I see it every day, people not being given a chance because if how they look on the outside. Thanks for reading.

[sonnie ibadah]

my pleasure :)