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The Courage

To Be The Change

By Kelli Sheckler-AmsdenPublished 11 months ago Updated 10 months ago 1 min read

Will you stay or will you leave

When will you decide what you believe

Let others be, who they want to be

Show off your colors, for the world to see

For a chance to play god, would you forfeit your soul

To become who you are, would you lose all control

Would you beg for the credit, that you can’t afford

Or will you sell all you have, for the greater reward

How would you spend power, if held in your hands

Would you give it away, or demand your demands

If you had the shot, would you risk all, to take it

Take a chance, are you ready, or will you just fake it

If the world was ablaze,

Would you fuel the flames

Or place the blame, while we all go insane

Would you sit back and bask in the fiery glow

Add gasoline to help the insanity grow

Or will you stand up, even if it feels strange

Forsake everything, and become the change

inspirational

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Kelli Sheckler-Amsden

Telling stories my heart needs to tell <3 life is a journey, not a competition

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Comments (5)

  • Cathy holmes10 months ago

    This is beautiful. Well done, as always.

  • Oooo, this was so uplifting! Such an amazing poem!

  • How many of us are willing to be the change we want to see & how many of us just want what we want no matter the cost?

  • That's Deep 📝😉💯👍

  • Mariann Carroll11 months ago

    Beautiful 🥰👏

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