No Assumptions

You put me up high on
A pedestal so you cannot reach me
Like I am a delicate China doll
Or a valuable piece of art.
I wish you could see
It in your heart that we are
On the same level. Although
I may seem beautiful, amazing
And flawless I am not.
Just because I may
Come from a “privileged”
Background with everything
Provided for me like a roof
Over my head and food on
The table does not mean
I am not like you. Although
We have different skin colors
And different ways of living,
Deep down we are more similar
Than you realized. Although
You think highly of me and that
I’m too “good” for you to be
With you, then you are wrong.
It does not matter that you are
Working a minimum wage job.
I am trying to juggle
As I struggle just like you
To make it through life.
Although you may think my life
Is good, it is not always as grand
As you make it out to be.
You may say my parents are
Supportive and I am lucky to be
Living at home. It is not to say
I am spoiled or live in a mansion.
It is because it is hard
Living on my own
With no job. It is because
The rent is through the roof.
I am figuring out the rest
Of my life just like you.
Let us keep our promise
Of no judgment and let me
Decide for myself if I should
Be around. I am never the one
To judge and make assumptions,
So I hope that you do the same.