All Is Not What It Seems Poem by Qiniso Mogale

Not all open eyes see
Most may actually be fast asleep
Not all closed eyes are asleep
Some are actually seeing far ahead
Not all seemingly attentive ears listen
Not all seemingly inattentive ears are deaf
All is not what it seems.

Not all men who have impregnated women are fathers
Not all women who have given birth are mothers
Some men are merely sperm donors
Some women are merely human incubators
That's whysome children grow up in orphanages
That's why some children grow up in the streets
That's why some are in prisons
They have never known fatherly love and guidance
They have never known motherly love and nurturing
All is not what it seems.

Not all pastors in churches are men of God
In modern times most work for the devil
Not all church congregants are Christians
In modern times most are devil worshippers
Your closest friends are your worst enemies
Sharing the same blood does not make us family only relatives
Strangers become closer than brothers
So, all is not what it seems.