Hopping Towards Change Poem by Nicoletta Klokkari

Financial greed and ego has destroyed my beautiful country Cyprus.
If only people could step out of their comfort zone and protest.

Replace hope with action and change.
Cross out the e of hope.
Use those legs and hop, hop away!
This time needs hoppers not hopers.
Instead of worrying about french, blue, pink nails, paint a rainbow of creations.
Color your ideas and spread your expression.
Display the brilliance of your colors.
Have you discovered who you are in this age of change?
As you look into the mirror, look beyond your imperfections hidden by layers of makeup.
Instead of covering up your face, seek the depths inside.
See yourself beyond that face.
The face that takes so many roles.
The face that is hidden behind different acts.
Discover your true self.
What is buried beyond pretense.
Let go of the ego in your greek ‘Ego’.
For this is a time of unity, rather than blind selfishness.
For this is a time of taking action, rather than being absorbed in passivity.