GREATER THAN MY SUM

greater than my sum
by: allie merrick

i'm one of the many
in this land of plenty

i'm one of the masses
with rose-colored glasses
who sees the light
and chooses to fight
for more than i understand
yet take command
from unspoken cues
in vibrant hues
in shades too fine
to attempt to define

there's more
in store
and so painfully i wait
with action i hesitate
because i know
that i know not
and if i once knew
sadly i forgot

i bow down to the beauty
that rises in duty