Greatness

An unknown name,

On a nameless street,

You stand as a face in the crowd.

Wondering where life leads,

While pursuing daily needs,

Thinking chances are seldom allowed. 

As a child we all dreamed,

Of successes that seemed,

Only an education away.

While others find success,

And we think they are the best,

For so many know their names.

Yet one simple thing,

Can change a life’s path,

Then that life can change the world.

Because you showed a kindness,

While others passed by,

In a seemingly cold dark world.

Just one simple action,

A spark lighting fire,

Makes the flame of love grow bright.

And so lives do shine,

Guiding others through the dark,

Like stars against the blanket of night.

I may never change the world,

My name will not be in lights,

But I delight in changing one heart.

That one heart can change the world,

That one heart can bless the many,

And your small act created the start.