ABCs
ABCs
A is for ALWAYS being yourself
ACCEPTING your flaws, and ASKING for help
B is for BRAVERY to try something new
BEING the very BEST version of you
C is for CHARACTER, CHOOSING what’s right
COMPASSION for another’s plight
D is for DILIGENCE in getting things DONE
DRIVING the change in the world until we’ve won
E is for EFFORT spent learning new skills
ENERGY given to climbing new hills
F is for FAILURE, the best chance to learn
And FOLLOWING THROUGH when again it’s our turn
G is for GUMPTION, G is for GALL
G is for knowing the GIFT that you are
H is the HIGH ROAD we sometimes must take
And let others learn from their own mistakes
I is IGNITING a fire within
Pursuing INTERESTS to develop your passion
J is for JUSTICE that we must demand
JOINING forces with allies and friends
K is for KIDS who give us new hope
And add their color to life’s Kaleidoscope
L is for LOSING our way sometimes
Taking the LONG way in the LABYRINTH of LIFE
M is for MYSTERIES you’ll need to reveal
Of MACHINES and MAGIC and MICROBES and MEALS
N is your NARRATIVE, the story of you
And the NATURAL way you do what you do
O is OVERCOMING the OBSTACLES we find
Pushing ONWARD with our hearts and minds
P is the PERSON that you will become
Your PERSONALITY whether serious or fun
Q is the QUAKE of the impact you’ll make
Even the QUIET affect QUITE a fate
R is RESISTENCE and a touch of REBELLION
To not always do what somebody tells you
S is your Spirit, your SENSE of SELF
SO much more than a SYMBOL of wealth
T is THIS moment, THE one THAT you’re in
A TEMPORARY TREASURE and THIS THE begin
U is the UNIVERSE stretching through space
Giving US a time and place
V is your VOYAGE, a VALID journey
VENERATED, don’t your worry
W is WISDOM from all that you learn
WHEN it’s applied to the WORLD you discern
X is your X, making your mark
Whether it’s tiny or XL
Y is a YEARNING to follow YOUR heart
Regardless of the place that YOU start
Z is the ZANY ZEAL of your ZEST
And sometimes ZEN when you need rest.
Survivor Literacy 
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