I am an Advocate.

I am an ADVOCATE.

 

There are so many things we can learn from one another,

If we only just sit and listen for a moment,

Could you please stop talking over me

and assume I’m an ignorant victim?

Grant it,

I may not be in accounting,

But I can tell you how counterfeit works.

I may not be an attorney,

But you’d be surprised how well I know my rights.

I’ve already got a bible law book on my side.

I may not be a social worker/psychologist,

But I do know what works for me and what may work

For my fellow brothers and sisters in the streets.

I may not be a teacher,

But there’s a lot about history I learned

While spending my time in the library

Just to educate myself.

You see I am far from being a victim,

But what would you know about that?

If you only took the time to ask me what I have learned

Instead of what has been happening to me and steady yourself

Trying to fix me.

I’ve already come to terms with who I am,

What I do and who I fight for doesn’t even come close to the label “Victim”.

You see I am an over-comer,

A go-getter and a fighter.

I am an advocate,

Who will live out my days

FIGHTING for justice and peace

For my fellow brothers and sisters,

So we are no longer the OPPRESSED.

So, are you ready to take my hand and

LET me teach you something or

Do you want to leave an invisible wall

And just consider me a “Nobody”?

What do you chose?

 

© Chong N. Kim, 2012

Reviews

[Kaa Na Kalyanasundaram]

I am an advocate,
Who will live out my days
FIGHTING for justice and peace
For my fellow brothers and sisters,

............I enjoyed your writing and thinking more about your every line. Your aim is to serve the people who are in need of justice and peace. This can be done wholeheartedly only by the genuine advocate in profession and performing the duties by professional ethics and morals. Good write. Keep writing.