Real
Real!
Can I cope with this reality?
The love and knowledge of past heroes,
Brimming up from within,
Accounts for me and my situation - conventionality,
And inspires me to love, care and liberate.
History partly gives us our freedom:
Our rights and what we fight for;
Lands us with our lot,
Our work, toils and spot;
Our trinket of such manifestation.
Martin Luther King and Ludwig Guttmann,
Fought for race and disability rights respectively:
Emmeline Pankhurst secured women their vote,
And Tim Berners-Lee created the world wide web -
They’ve all improved my life enormously.
Copyright © Dominique Webb | Year Posted 2015
Post Comments
Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem.
Please
Login
to post a comment