Or are you wishing someone smart and wise had told you?
Are you at a loss, because of what you cannot do
Or do you wish that some proficient soul had shown you?
Are you standing idly by; listening as others share
Have you nothing to add to the conversation?
Does it seem you're missing basic things that life demands
Are you equipped and content in your situation?
Who closed the books?
Who blocked the paths?
Who set your hardened heart?
Who terrified you, and denied autonomy
To learn, research, explore; to study and think for yourself
To move beyond error and mediocrity?
What sound was silenced that you're only hearing of today;
That could have changed the very fabric of your being?
What do you know now, yet you're always poised to fight against?
What passed-down tale, or untruth hinders you from seeing?
What beauty gets trampled and tossed, because it isn't yours?
What triggers stubbornness; what won't let you embrace
The joy, the laughter, and the value of what others share?
What willful ignorance left hatred in its place?
Beware that insecurity often fuels arrogance
Beware that fear often prompts many to repeat
The very tragedies and troubles of a prior age
Visiting upon children, the vices of the weak
Denying them the right to live rich, and abundant lives
To glean the knowledge that their eager minds will need
To have the empathy that comes when one is taught the truth
To have the courage to confront iniquity
To have the diligence to question, and know where to look
To find the answers that so many try to hide
Answers that could have made the difference between Hate and Love
That guarantee their better world won't be denied
VRWc2022
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