Brown: Make a Change

Editor's note: Posted below is a poem written by Molly Brown, a fifth-grader at Upham Elementary School. The poem was one of several writing pieces that won the World of Wellesley essay contest this week. The poem is reprinted with the author's permission and the author's parent's permission. Wellesley Patch invites all the winners to e-mail their photo and piece to robert@patch.com. 

"Make a change"

Have you ever been in a situation where you have heard or witnessed a cultural or racial criticism used against you or another person?  How did you feel?  What did you do owish you had done?  Did the situation resolve itself as you wanted it to?

Insulting words, crushing comments, hurt feelings.

Sadness. Anger!

Embarrassment and regret.

Do people fear the unknown?

Striving to live in a world free of discrimination, hatred and intolerance. 

What should we do?

Celebrate differences of culture, faith, gender, religion and race.

Acceptance, not just tolerance in our minds.

Equality beginning in our hearts.

Be courageous and have strength.

Be a leader and feel passion.

Appreciate uniqueness and demand empathy of others.

Become Inspirational.

Make a change, take risks and be different.

Rise up and educate.

Create Hope.

YOU.