Epic Love Poem.

Across the beaten path of time,
Down the river bank that’s mine.
A broken soul waits to be met,
Complete only by the love I’ve kept.
She waits for me to sing,
To sing,
A sonnet that speaks of everything.
Of deep kisses and late night phone calls,
Of adoration and feelings not so small.
She can taste the words I speak,
So sweet,
She’s been swept off her feet.
I reach out to her for a sense of touch,
Goddamn.
I love her so much.
The breeze picks up,
Daylight rescinds,
Trees begin to dance in the wind.
I step towards her,
Looking for that familiar embrace,
She moves with utmost grace,
My heart begins to race,
Captivated by her beautiful face.
I’m swept up in her arms,
She keeps me safe from all harm.
“I love you” are the words I hear,
And I reply at the top of my voice,
Without a fear,
“I LOVE YOU TO,”
My dear.
And at the sound of my voice, the setting clears.
The winds stop.
The trees still.
The water stops.
The night is chill.
Back up the river bank that’s mine,
Back across the beaten path of time.
I’ve returned from the forest and the soul within,
With more love than I can hold in.
The soul returns with me from above,
She’s become an outlet for my love.

No such thing as racism, rather, inherent objectivity of the human being.

You posed the question:
"So why do we look at the outward appearance of others at first glance?"

To answer your question:
You HAVE to look at people's outward appearances upon first glance, actually, I would say that it's inevitable? This is simply due to the fact you used the combination of words "first glance." This refers to the idea that you've not only never met the person before, but that you've never seen them either. So, based on that assumption, wouldn't viewing the person in terms of skin color be the only way you can objectify the person without knowing any other prior information about them? It's all in how your mind manifests the existence of other people. You catagorize them because to engage each person individually would probably throw your mind into overload and eventually it would probably explode, considering the fact that 4 billion people inhabit the Earth. But that's besides the point. My point is, is that viewing someone in terms of skin color at first glance is inherent to the human being.