Against the Tide

When you swim against the tide
Don’t know just what’s in store
Prepare for all scenarios
Stay in touch with your true core
Beliefs, values and principles
They will carry you along
Persist with consistent effort
Sometimes end up where you don’t belong
Survey the situation
Assess for the greater good
Be courageous, maintain your virtue
Make the choices you know you should
Corruption, deceit and greed
May invade your pristine place
Root out, clear the way with conscience
Occupy your own time and space
Riding the currents of injustice
Surfing the waves of crime
Caught up in the flow of indifference
Don’t follow along with your precious time
Take up the mantle you’re given
Own the power of grace
Work for the causes worth supporting
Stay steady and strong in your pace
Discover the stream of happiness
Stay connected to the source of life
Look beyond your immediate conditions
Heal the undertow of strife