"One" (a poem of mine)

This poem can be found on pages 24-26 of "Seasons Come, People Grow: A Poetic Journey".

All so similar,
Yet all so different,
Innate characteristics,
Held against us,

Color of one's skin,
Sexual preference,
Gender,
Geographic location,

All components of the whole,
Working with one another,
Life is incomplete,
Without each other,

Each component is needed,
For the earth to rotate properly,
Without each essential part,
We would have nothing,

We are each one of the whole,
No one superior to another,
Innate traits are irrelevant,
Even sexual preference, gender or skin color,

We are a circle of friends,
Hands held with smiles gleaming across our face,
Each is a component to the whole,
We are one, the human race.