young people, keep the faith
though the walls of caste rise tall
with a whisper of hope they have been known to fall
let bitterness have no place, but gentle stubbornness replace
never rise to fate, let fate be subject to insurmountable determination
be who you are and let not others decide the translation of your life and place
rise above your circumstances and be a beacon for the right to justice and equality
look to those before you who walked this path of sacrifice to principles, larger than themselves
wear hope as your mantle, truth your helmet, keep kindness in your pockets, let justice be your shield, and fear not
*Mt. Bierstadt, CO*