I’m a poet who would right the wrongs of this world, <br />But it’s not so easily done. <br />My empathy is my strength and my weakness, too, <br />With others I can be as one <br /> <br />I know that I cannot always be correct, <br />To err is human, after all <br />But silence is the greater defect, <br />Unspoken thoughts might never be recalled... <br /> <br />Speaking without purpose is only making noise, <br />Meaningless to the listeners <br />And useless to the audience that is poised, <br />Ready to act on those words... <br /> <br />The greatest movements have been led by great speakers <br />Religious or political, <br />Their purpose is articulated by their leaders <br />Even if hypothetical <br /> <br />My purpose here is not merely entertainment, <br />To be read and laid aside <br />Universal Human Rights are our attainment, <br />By which we should all abide <br /> <br />If you will read this once again with that in mind <br />Take time to pause and reflect <br />No matter what, you’re always part of Humankind... <br />Remember that and respect <br /> <br />The great diversity from which we all come <br />One Way is a fiction, but <br />No matter how diverse the branches become, <br />We all share a common root<br /><br />Karl Stuart Kline<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/2-0-one-for-all/
