2004 NYLT Poem

On the evening of Saturday, July 17, participants in the 2004 National Youth Leadership Training gathered for the closing banquet, one last evening to reflect on the 10-day event. Shared that evening was this poem, a reflection on the participants' community.

NYLT Poem
Summer 2004

We are:
Native American,
European American,
Latin American,
African American and Asian American.

We are:
People of pride, strength, honor, and integrity.

We are:
People who show leadership in
Our City,
Our State,
Our Country,
Our World,
Our community.

We fight for:
Freedom,
Equality,
Justice.

We do this when we unite as one.

We are:
The change.

— Sherman Joseph, 15, and Laura Potter, 16