Jump high!
but keep both feet planted firmly on the ground.
Shout aloud!
to the top of your voice
until even your whispers
stir robust winds of change.
Jump high!
but keep both feet planted firmly on the ground.
Shout aloud!
to the top of your voice
until even your whispers
stir robust winds of change.
but be sure to take your seat at the table
when and where it counts.
Tomorrow’s world is yours to build;
it will need your counsel.
Speak up, speak out,
talk truth to power;
and always harness the strength within you
to shepherd the conversation.
Hold them to account, of course,
but don’t ever forget!
You, too, are accountable.
Always remember,
power will never cede power, willingly,
but it is often open to judicious persuasion.
On the long arc of time,
opportunities bend to favour the bold, those who endure.
So, steady your pace for the long race
because the future you chase
begins when you awaken the change giant inside you.
Make haste slowly;
because, to deconstruct yesterday’s legacies,
you must farm new seeds today,
fertilise them with consistency
that they grow into towering harvests tomorrow.
Remember the quandary!
Then, rush forward!
arm yourself with enthusiastic patience,
steel your fight with the constancy of now,
and find the balance within the walls
to convince them
one day, they must fall.