Not victims, not martyrs

Not victims
Not martyrs
But makers of their destinies
with
gumption and vision-
chartering new domains,
new maps of excellence;
fighting battles-legal,
societal..
searching within the self
for motivation
looking beyond Self
to take others along…
flowing as a stream
in the mainstream
with
mobility of thoughts
mobility as mission
and
nobility of deed

Not victims
Not martyrs
But carvers of destinies

we shared their travails
and our hearts tugged
we shared their convictions
and our spirits rose
we feted them
and we felt crowned…