Overcoming the Differences

Often when we look
At each other,
All we tend to notice
Are the differences
Between us,
The barriers
That prevent us
From knowing
One another.
It can appear
That no bridge can span
The chasm between us,
But I question
Whether or not,
The division is a deep
As it seems.
Beneath our carefully
Manicured facades,
Hidden by our eccentricities
And our exaggerated
Variations in style,
Are striking similarities.
In reality we have
Much more in common
Than our first glance
Might have us believe,
And in recognizing that,
Lies the possibility
Of our brotherhood.