To be heard, I've got to speak up (poem)

At our neighborhood summer party,
I was the only Indian and vegetarian.

They had decided on beef hot dogs,
I insisted on turkey and watermelon.

I could see reluctance in their bodies,
to what they have never  done before.

But, I stuck to my point and stood up,
despite all mind was speaking within.

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Aum Tat Sat (God is Truth)