Saturday, May 2, 2015

What Will I Do? (Poem)


What will I do?

If I'm given the chance to smile
If I'm given the chance to serve
If I'm given the chance to sacrifice

What will I do?

Will I only frown
Will I turn away
Will I but scavenge

What will I do?

Will I still be me when everything's right
Will I still be me when the world's gone wrong
Will I remember the things I've been told and taught

What will I do?

When I'm relaxed with my guard down
When my darkest hour sends me to my knees
When I'm far from home and love and peace

What will I do?

Will I rise above my natural self
Do good no matter what others do
Will I be a voice of truth and light

What will I do?

There's one thing I fear above all
When the lights are out, and I'm by myself
When enemies threaten down my door
When friends abandon all sense or rhyme
When I have lost all there is to lose
When screaming is the only option

I fear I will not do.

I fear I will be done.

So now, I make my choice

I will only do

When chips are down, white flag is up
I will not forsake what I know
I will not forsake who I am
I will not forsake who I aim to be

So I don't have to ask, "What will I do?"

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