Because I am different?
Because my skin is a different color?
Because my hair is a different texture?
Because my eyes are a different shape?

Because I speak with an accent?
Because I eat different foods?
Because I celebrate different holidays?
Because I follow a different religion?

Because I was born in a different country?
Because I come from a different culture?
Because I have a different set of beliefs?
Because I am different from you?

Why hate me?

I have done nothing to you.
I have not harmed you.
I have not wronged you.
I have not offended you.

I am just like you.
I am human.
I am a person.
I am an individual.

Why hate me?

I am not your enemy.
I am not your threat.
I am not your problem.
I am not your burden.

I am your friend.
I am your neighbor.
I am your colleague.
I am your fellow human being.

Why hate me?

We are all in this together.
We are all one human race.
We are all connected.
We are all part of something bigger than ourselves.

Why hate me?

Let us love instead.
Let us unite instead.
Let us come together instead.
Let us build a better world together.

Why hate me?