To each their own. Then, what of each other? To keep alone - resisting the lure To having others to condone As their own never grows And so only one way goes For each, their own, and no other. But conforming time is slow And so much effort - why bother? Because conforming circles grow Per cycle, and for all of them All the more styles - and not alone. As brightly one group has shone Are the colors of the combined gems, As each reflects and amplifies. So which is more desirous? The tight-knit monotony of each Keeping their own? Or each of us Glowing with lights which meet As the ever-illustrious rainbow?