Future's Gold

• Mia Spiteri, Grade 7, Santa Maria College
• Poetry
• 2016

Excellence Award in the 'Top Secret 2016' competition

Gold is fortunate.
They have chance to grow; can do whatever they choose, not what others choose for them.
The gold before us decided to speak for the shadows of light.
Courageousness to stand up for change and speak up.
Imagine where we would we be today without that voice that spoke up.
Would we be still standing here today, with an education, with hope, with a chance for better.
Equality also now the opportunity to balance scale.
Without what is our future?
Inspire to speak up, to have courage, give motivation to keep moving the world.
Inspire the other.
Speak for the shadow.
Hear them. See them. Notice.
Notice the gold of our future.
Now before it is too late to change.
Notice the future gold of girls.