Ignorant

I’m admittedly
   ignorant.

Not by choice.
Probably mostly
   by way of
     proximity.
       (I think.)

Whatever the reason,
  that’s not the me

        I want to be.

I think I tend to innately see
   more similarities
     than differences,
        so I relate to you
              on that level,
           and I don’t tend to think
              about what I don’t know
                   of you.

But there is more to you
   than our commonalities.

I need
   to be aware of
      realize
      acknowledge
          the differences too,
               because they fill out
                  the bigger picture of you.

And I want
   to learn more
      discover more
      connect more
      engage more
         so I can fully know
                            understand
                                 and
                            appreciate
                                 you
                        for the whole you
                          that you were made to be.