Perception is reality

and Reality is perception

And on our planet there are

7 billion 181 million realities

functioning all at once.

Everyone’s just a little different than the next one down the line

Everyone seeing the world in shades of gray to a rainbow colored

Each bleeding into the other person’s realm

Some borders are fortified, others know no fence or barrier

Others have had their defenses torn down

and told to toughen up

Words are weapons and perception can be turned around

in an instance

to attack the bearer

Worlds can crash inward and be built up

Everything swirling and twirling around us

It gets better,

It does.

But it can get worse

Hope isn’t lost

unless its visa has been refused.