Biography series: Rosa Parks

Decision

by Joel Howard

Inspired by the life and bravery of Rosa Parks

Decision to make

Lies to break

If those lies are fake

Then they are lies to break

Roots that go deep

As deep as can be

Spring up the truth

Alive from within me

When I was young

We asked, "Is there enough?" 

I cared for my grandma

Sat at the feet of grandpa

He told me equal rights

Start with "you and I"

My life is a decision

My life lives forth a vision

Decisions like mine

Cannot be made

In a split second's time

They take many days

Many hours, many years

Before their fruit appears

My life is a decision

Alive from within me

Decisions don't change

When opinions rage

For if they do

They were never once true

Live your decisions

With depth within them

With truer foundations

Know where you came from

Develop convictions

That you can sit down for

That you can stand up for

That you can say "no" for

That you can say "yes" for

Decide what is best, for

Your life is a decision

Know where it is headed

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