Just a glance from the corner, the wink of an eye <br />an innocent brush as you try to squeeze by, <br />The smell of your hair and the sound of your sigh, <br /> <br />Do you know the power that you have? <br /> <br />A naive young man, in a nasty street fight <br />defending her honor, not wrong and not right <br />a possible death in the yellow street light. <br /> <br />Do you know the power that you have? <br /> <br />A child growing up is her fathers' true pride <br />always honest and loving, with nothing to hide. <br />Responsible still, for his feelings inside. <br /> <br />Do you know the power that you have? <br /> <br />From a lifetime of learning you now have to teach, <br />to the young and upcoming, success is their reach. <br />Dividing the portions of knowledge to each <br /> <br />Do you know the power that you have? <br /> <br />And now at the end, you lay there alone <br />no motion, no heart beat, no need for a home <br />drawing tears from the eyes of the loved ones that roam <br /> <br />Did you ever know the power that you had<br /><br />Biff McGuire<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/do-you-know-the-power-that-you-have/
