People Equal

People Equal By James Berry 

Some people shoot up tall.

     Some hardly leave the ground at all. 

          Yet-people equal. Equal. 

One voice is a sweet mango. 

     Another is a non sugar tomato. 

          Yet-people equal. Equal. 

Some people rush to the front. 

     Others hang back, feeling they can’t. 

          Yet-people equal. Equal. 

Hammer some people, you meet a wall. 

     Blow hard on others, they fall. 

          Yet-people equal. Equal. 

One person will aim at a star. 

     For another, a hilltop is too far. 

          Yet-people equal. Equal. 

Some people get on with their show. 

     Others never get on the go. 

          Yet-People equal. Equal.