If equality truly mattered

No child would live behind bars

Or live in fear of their parents

No one would go hungry

Because they can’t afford food

No one would sleep outside

Unless they wanted to

No one would have to choose

Between paying for insulin or food

No family would live in three rooms

Because anything more isn’t affordable

If equality truly mattered

The color of your skin

The person you love

The way you live

The skills you hold

None of that would matter

What would matter is

Caring about the world

Loving the people in it

Taking care of each other

Treating each other fairly

The future of our planet

Belongs to our children

I live in hope that

When they grow up

They can make

Equality a reality

Rather than a dream