Compassion - a poem about the great need of this world

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Young man,
young woman,
young boy,
young girl,

Stand up in every dark room
if no one else does, let it be you who goes first
if no one else does, let it be you
if no one else does, let them recall that you did

There is something about you —
No, there is something within you, what is it?
what is that within you?
who are you?

What it is, it is l i g h t *
shining like the sun
the sunshine in my eyes
it ricochets 

Young man,
young woman,
young boy,
young girl,

Stand up in that dark room
only you,
only you,
maybe your friends will join you
maybe they won't

There is something about you
something that is shown

in the smallest of things;

a smile during rain,

a helping hand,

a gentle kiss,

a compassionate hug,

There is something there, much brighter to see,
an invisible picture
of  h o p e
   of l o v e
     L i g h t - something that this world needs more of

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