come to stand up for your rights
not just out for the show of them
but in for a friend
yourself
alone with but
your own echoing questioned thoughts
you too
of your giving spirit
can supportively lend
you have it in you
trust
so innate
honed unique yet primed
fear will quell before
but its mere shadow
doubt will fold
defeated
as most winning strength
comes from the beauty
of this honest
confrontation...............
(Nov. 15, 1997)