one night as i slept

one night as i slept
everything changed
all the world's values
had been rearranged
people decided not to
discriminate
to learn from what
is different
instead of to hate
to look at each other
with wide open eyes
to go past the surface
to see what's inside
to care what the other
person is feeling
not leave them in pain
and emotional reeling
all living things received
love and respect
man finally learned to give
what he wanted to get