This is true power:
When you whisper, and the world sits up and listens –
When the world carries your message across the oceans wide;
When you smile , and the world relaxes
When you scowl, and the people quake with fear
When just a glare makes people shiver
When your adrenalin can set all hearts aquiver
When people bow when you pass them by
When every act of yours evokes a clap or a sigh;
When the world is in your hands-
And people flock to you
These are some of the signs
That give a rapid clue…
It is also when you don’t utter a single word
Yet people get the clue…
Power is when your every need is anticipated
And people rush around trying to please you;
Power is when you don’t lift a finger
Yet everything falls straight into your hands..
Power goes straight to your head
That much is truly said
So even if people raise you high
And carry you on their shoulders
Without a whimper or sigh –
Take care and be mature enough
To ensure your feet are still on the ground
Because it may happen that a day will come
When the same hands that clapped for you
Will scramble to topple you from your perch –
And you may totter, you may lurch
But no one will be there to lend you a hand
And all alone in the world you will stand..