A Poem

I WROTE AND OWN RIGHTS TO THIS POEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wrote this for my English class, and I quite enjoy it because I finally was able to express myself, and this poem to me doesn't feel like it was written about or for anyone else. It's just very me. (Rough draft...)

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Let it Be Me

By Kaylene

I want to change the world,

Simple and plain.

Everything we hear these days

Are complain, complain, and fame.

A speech here, a taxation there,

And unfair issues actually matter.

But what takes a toll on the country

Is who is up to be the next batter.

Step up to the plate

And take a rushed swing.

It was ok to miss once or twice

But don’t give up; Don’t make this a fling.

Breathe in the sweat

Of those who have worked,

Closed eyes, tensed hearts,

Pitted stomachs, but never smirked.

Repeating the ways that we have seen

Of all the history that has passed.

Of failure and strife and success,

Just to be sure that involvements are steadfast.

But why not someone new,

Someone who has seen it all?

I have learned the records, the books, and the works,

But I am common folk, so challenged, so small.

I won’t give up.

My teachers, my family, my parents, my spouse.

I keep them in mind.

The cats and dogs, even the mouse.

I want to be able to touch their lives

A dream to help others in need.

I want to be the difference,

So remember that as you see my final creed.

This is my dream because even though

I am not too old, and I am not too young.

I’ve experienced enough

To know that I am not done.