Who Are You ?

Attention, Attention, Attention
Poets and people of words
Pick up your pens
And mark your papers
Let loose of your language

Vocabulary becomes your ammunition
As you fire your words at will
To abolish the world of illiterates
Enlighten the darkness
And you set them free to see

No procrastination
As time is of essence
As each breath you take
Another illiterate child is born
Who will not live in his senses

Educate them, Educate them all
Or else there will be exploitation
As entertainment have ruined them all
Breaking the facts with twisted lies
Thinking nothing but all in vain

Cut off all the strings
As you are not anyone's puppet
Rise to your questions and beliefs
Clouds are covering the truth
Blow them away and knowledge is on the way

Don't ever drop your status
Or be ready to get swept away
Determination is all you need
Learn to take steps on your own
Or else you will be questioned
"Who are you ?"

Author's Note

Hope you support the cause

Reviews

[Mai L Nissen]

I definitely agree with the message, Terrence! There is a lot of lovely wording, I especially liked the imagery of the 5th stanza. Thank you for sharing :)

[Terrence Chang]

Thank you soo much Mai for stopping by and leaving such a lovely review

[Emily]

You did a good job on this one!
Well done!

[Terrence Chang]

Thank you soo much Emily

[Ana B.]

woah, love the message here, as if i was reading about myself or a calling to me :) Love every line, a must have for my library :)

[Terrence Chang]

Thank you soo much Ana. I am glad that you like this poem

[Jamestown]

Cool piece:)
Let poetry reign!
Thanks for sharing and b-blessed!

[Terrence Chang]

Thank you soo much James for your kind review

[wordman]

ahh ! the birth of a poem,and the truth shall be written

[Terrence Chang]

Yes indeed wordman. Thank you soo much for your generous review

[wordman]

you are welcome terrence

[Confuser]

Chang: You are absolutely RIGHT!!! Education is the key; but always for the child to brought up in a caring, loving way, to encourage and inspire. Too, too many children have to fend for themselves. It is up to us as humanitarians to take the lead. I am very proud of you for righting this poem. Your heart is HUGE. Thank you for inspiring me once again. I love it. Dale

[Terrence Chang]

Thank you soo much Dale for your kind and gentle review. I am glad that you like the poem and support the cause

[Confuser]

You're welcome. I appreciate it Chang. T/Y...:D