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Change

April 2, 2019
By ZzGirl GOLD, Villanova, Pennsylvania
ZzGirl GOLD, Villanova, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
"The thing to fear was the thing that made her beautiful and not us" -Toni Morrison


Do you think I am a passing breeze

A tumbling leaf you can take no notice of

Do you think I will sit in my corner,

Keep quiet and follow the rules

Do you think the people you remember kept quiet,

Followed the rules and were never out of place.

The ones that make a difference were the thunderstorms,

The crashing waves, the obnoxious alarm,

I am no quiet child,

Sitting in my corner.

I am the obnoxious alarm you can’t shut up,

I am the long thunderstorm you can’t just sit through,

I am the force you will have to comply to.

You think the world is perfect?

If it was,

People like me,

Wouldn’t be here.


The author's comments:

There are so many things wrong with our world. Problems that are not being addressed properly, and I'm hoping that this poem might inspire something in people to stand up and fight for what they believe in. Only when people actually start to take action will we see a change in our world. You can't expect to see the world change while doing nothing.


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