I will show you your great courage,
I will teach you to see beauty,
I’ll gift you with a smile as bright
As the Sun’s, round whom dances the Universe;
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But the wings I will give you will cost you your legs;
The truths I’ll share with you will be hammered like nails
Into the old, cracked, yet stubborn walls of your mind,
Built of prejudice and recycled thoughts;
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I will grant you the Wind’s freedom,
Turn your voice into a wild Thunder;
I’ll reforge your heart into one as strong
As this of the Earth-Mother;
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But the strength you will have will be tested each day;
The light in your eyes will draw darkness and pain,
And the love that will live in your chest must survive
The tests of indifference, of hatred, of time…
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I offer you these gifts freely;
I offer you these burdens, heavy;
Will you take them from me bravely
Or pretend that you can’t hear me?