Survivor Literacy

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.