That Strength To Fight For Others Rights Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Something inside me has gone.
When someone misuses my friendship.
To believe my integrity can be dismissed.
Something inside me has gone.

Something inside me has gone.
When a respect I have for others,
Isn't given back to me.
Something inside me has gone.

Something inside me has gone.
When I opened my idealisitic eyes to see,
A reality that discourages and supresses identities.
And I come into contact with people,
Afraid to say exactly what in their hearts...
They truly believe.
Something inside me has gone.

That strength to fight for others rights,
Inside me...
Is not,
As strong.
Something that was there and felt...
Now has left.
And it feels wrong!

Something I once cherished,
Now does not quite belong.
Something there so naturally...
From me to give has gone.