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I may have started
\nas some faint light
\nalong the wall\u00a0\u00a0 ~\u00a0 \u00a0emanating
\nfrom the bottom
\nof a stairway
\nan insignificant glow
\ndeemed by others
\nas not going anywhere
\n’cause of its dim
\nand seemingly weak
\ndisposition \u00a0\u2026..<\/p>\n
…..\u00a0 each step
\nI took
\nto lift myself up
\nfrom such a lowly beginning
\nwas a struggle
\nwith frequent
\nbackward steps \u2026..\u00a0 \u00a0until
\nout of sheer effort and will
\nI left below for good
\nthis image of being
\nthe lesser
\nindividual\u00a0\u00a0 ~
\n~\u00a0 \u00a0I raised my head high
\nabove
\nmy square shoulders
\nup past
\nthe mental archetype
\nthe so-called air of privilege
\nthat elevated mist \u00a0 ~\u00a0 \u00a0floating
\nsanctimoniously
\naround all those
\nwho think
\ntheir shit
\ndon\u2019t stink
\nlike mine
\nthe everyday kind
\nborn common
\nwith lesser opportunity
\nfor a higher education
\nand societal classification \u2026..<\/p>\n
….. \u00a0I overcame
\nnot \u2019cause
\nof becoming
\npompous
\nor ’cause
\nI am somehow
\nnow
\nall that and more\u00a0\u00a0 ~
\n~\u00a0\u00a0 but ’cause
\nI truly cared to care
\nbeyond myself
\nand the act
\nof mere lip service
\nto actual deed
\nsee \u2026..\u00a0 I ain\u2019t got no
\nhidden agenda
\nthis want to be some hero
\nsome grandiose personage
\nI only want to be
\nremembered
\nas this little ember
\nof humanity
\nwho had
\nthis insistent glow
\nof selflessness
\nwho made
\nat the end
\nof the day
\na tiny
\nbit of difference \u2026\u2026 helping
\nto spark
\nthe luminous
\ntransition
\nto enlightenment
\na process of transformation
\nfor the betterment
\nof all the humankind \u2026..<\/p>\n
\u2026.\u00a0 if you want me
\nto stand in the stairwell
\nlost in your shadow
\nnot lit enough
\nto be seen
\n’cause you
\nhave judged me
\nas this lesser
\ninconsequential
\nhuman being
\nI say
\ngo fuck yourself\u00a0\u00a0 ~
\n~\u00a0\u00a0 stand back and watch
\n’cause
\nI’m gonna shine …..<\/p>\n
…..\u00a0 peace out<\/p>\n
Image & Words by\u00a0 ~Keith Alan Hamilton~<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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