A position you hold 'cause it is your work.
Judge Not 'cause it is not in your position to do so
Judge 'cause you are a direct eye witness in a case
Because your statement will determine if a person ends up guilty or not guilty.
Judge Not 'cause your facts are based on hearsay
Judge 'cause you know the whole story
Because you are the one directly affected.
Judge Not 'cause you do not know the whole story
Judge 'cause you will be a victim
A victim who would like to be judged
Judge Not 'cause you shall be a victim
A victim in the same awkward situation
A victim in the same embarrassing situation
A victim in the same weird situation
A victim such as the one you were so quick judge
The person whom you looked at with sneer
And in that situation you would wish
You would wish people listened rather than walked away from you,
You would wish people sympathized with you and your situation rather than scrutinized you,
You would wish people to be gentle and understanding rather than rude and judging
Judge Not 'cause you would wish people did the opposite of what you did to them
Which involved being unkind, rude, scornful, unforgiving and judgmental.
Judge and Judge Not
For you know what is best
For you know what is humane
For you know no one is perfect
For you know you will one day be in such a mess
Being pregnant before you are married because you were gang raped
Being sexually molested by a family member and suffering in silence
Being a drug dealer because you are looking for money to pay your mother's hospital bills
For there is always more than meets the eye
So even when you judge because you can judge
Don't be too quick to judge.
Judge and Judge Not
Because my story is not yours
Don't be a further cause of my pain and hurt
Rather offer a hand of kindness and love
To ease the pain
And develop hope and trust.
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