We are taught to see things and people
As better than and less than

Why not “different than?”

We have this need to level up and down
I win – you lose
You win – I lose
One up – one down
Always

Why not “level set?”
Grant you space to be you
And I get to be me

We no longer need
To make one better than
To make one “less than”

What will it take to “level set?”
To see each other as different
But equally magnificent