Labels - By Linda French

I need no hallmark

Sign or label

A chair is a chair,

A table a table.

I am not analytical,

bold and political,

‘Being’ is different,

Appearance is fable

Don’t label me

Christian, Heathen - or Red

Don’t label me single,

Or married or dead.

I shall not be labelled

Old or disabled;

Bigoted minds

On labels are fed.

Don’t label me black

Or white - what a sham -

The world of today

Is a big enough jam.

I don’t need a plague,

A tag or a shield

To win me fine graces

When all is revealed

I really sincerely

Don’t give a damn

Do I need a label

To say what I am?