You feel your contribution for the advancement of Humankind to much does not amount <br />But every positive word you speak for the common good does count <br />One tiny voice can grow to a roar and one can grow to a crowd <br />You speak on behalf of the underdog for that you should feel proud. <br /> <br />Your contribution it would seem should not be seen as small <br />When you speak for others human rights for a fair go for all <br />For to keep your silence on such matters would seem easy for to do <br />But you speak for the forgotten and for that I applaud you. <br /> <br />We tend to put our own selves first I know since I'm that way <br />Forget the poor souls of the slums since I am doing okay <br />But a loss of rights to someone else is a loss of rights to me <br />And silence at the suffering of others promotes more of inhumanity. <br /> <br />You feel your contribution a difference won't make <br />But every voice for a fair go for all the stranglehold will break <br />Of those who abuse their privilege of power by causing others pain <br />I applaud you for speaking out and may your sense of a fair go with you remain.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-applaud-you-for-speaking-out/
