So You Think You are Something

So you are musical
You can hold a key
Maybe you’re extremely smart
Maybe even artsy

Your thing might be
You are witty
Or perhaps
Unusually pretty

Strength might be
Your claim
Or intellect
Is like a game

You may have more
Power than most
Or have riches
To boast

Maybe it’s your
Popularity
Your unforgettable
Familiarity

Maybe you’re good at
What you do
And you think others
Don’t have a clue

But I have something
To say
For I saw something
Today

The most humble
Person was she
She bent down
On one knee

Held out her
Hand
To someone others
Couldn’t stand

She gave heed
To what seemed
Was worthless
As others deemed

But I tell you sir
She changed a life
She took out of his
Heart a knife

She gave straightness
To a bended back
She gave him
What he did lack

What person though famous
He may be
Could change a life
To now be made free?

Most all are out
For their own
Please them
They are on the throne

But give me this woman’s
Compassion
Not the world’s idea
Of fashion

For this is the power
That will
Change the world…
Love for the broken
Love for the faint
Love for the hopeless
Love without restraint

I tip my hat to you sister
For you have something
Most will never see
For they may never
Dare attempt
To bend the knee


4-25-09
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