A Poem entitled, "Empowerment" by Sharon Luna....

Empowerment means living beyound feelings
Beyond circumstance
Beyond what the world says you must be

Empowerment means reaching deep inside your spirit
Beyond the surface
Beyond heartache, regret and retreat

It is what takes you beyond the palce of yesterday
and toward the place of tomorrow

It is what comes from true love
Deep within the heart

From places of true gratitude and true strength
Given as gifts from above

Empowerment
That is what empowerment is
For ourselves and others

Paying it forward
For to give is to live
That is true empowerment