Equal as one 
Or two should be,  
Equality declares 
Inside of me. 
Equal as halves 
Of an apple should be,  
Equal as the seeds 
That created the tree. 
 
Equal in life,  
Both happy and sad. 
Should be the same,  
Both the good and the bad. 
 
An equal world,  
As free as the waves,  
Always different,  
And always the same. 
Always washing 
My soul with shame.
Sandra Osborne
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/equal-2/