POEMS ABOUT EMPOWERMENT > No Longer Room for Stones

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NO LONGER ROOM FOR STONES

I cannot change how tall I am,
but I can change how tall I stand.
 
I cannot change how old I am,
but I can change how young I feel.
 
I cannot change how well I see,
but I can change how well I learn.
 
I cannot change the color of my skin
or the sound of my voice,
but I can change the colors of my expressions.
 
I cannot change my bone structure,
but I can change the structure of my thoughts.
 
I cannot change the coldness I received,
but I can change the warmth with which I give.
 
I cannot change my sensitive nature,
and God knows I’ve tried,
but I can change the nature of my environment:
 
No longer room for stones,
but soil fertile and soft.
Where flowers like me can grow.
Where we can cherish it all.
Where all our gifts can glow.
 
Where we all can become the heroes
that we were meant to be.


Liliana Kohann
©Artpeace Publishing, March 11, 2015

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