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                              ONLY 1 WAY         4/23/19



                                    INSPIRED BY: 'SO MANY WAYS' BY: MYPOEMS20792

What is making a difference?

Sometimes we deliberately go out into the world
And try to leave our mark with our accomplishments,
Quest,
journeys,
and adventures…

To sometimes fall just shy of achieving greatness;

But then there are those folks that take a different approach…
Never truly looking for fame or recognition
Just doing what they felt was appropriate
Even to their own detriment;

Take the men that beat and kilt Emmett Till…
If that never happened we still might be living under Jim Crow;

How about the bus boycotts…
If that never happened we might still be forced to sit in the back of the bus;
Or
 
What about M.L.K…
If it wasn't for his assassination sacrifice
we still might be living in separation,
my bad I meant segregation…

So just because bad things happen
Doesn't mean they didn't make a difference…

The difference is when good people do good things
For no reason but one…

It's the right thing to do, so …..
JUST DO IT!!!







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