Powerless

 

Bobbing about like a cork at sea

we are as powerless as can be

We cannot control the purse strings

or even say what it brings

We sit daily with no power

like a sparrow in a shower

We possess no real authority

for that would be too much temerity

We sit alone or in groups

and are made to jump through hoops

We are utterly powerless you see

yes the likes of you and me

We cannot launch a ship or fly a rocket

because we have so little in our pocket

We are powerless to be other than who we are

power is held by those who dwell afar

Powerless to change the past

Powerless to make a forecast

But with power we can make a choice

and with our will give some voice

With power we can create and think

With power we can write with ink

With power we can stand alone

and work hard to make a home

With power we can compose or dispose

for our power lies within

to be exercised at a mere whim

They can rob us of all freedom and power

but in the end does our intellect tower

Power lies not in influence or wealth

but in the subtle use of our strength

The power house of our inner being

is a power really worth seeing