๐Ÿ”ฅ What Power Really Is An Argument in Poetry
Everyone keeps talking about power
like itโ€™s some trophy you snatch
a throne you guard
a spotlight you fight to stand under.
But hereโ€™s the truth nobody wants to debate:
Power isnโ€™t loud.
It isnโ€™t the person yelling the orders
or the one stacking titles like armor.
Power is quieter, heavier, harder.
Itโ€™s choosing discipline over impulse.
Itโ€™s telling the truth when silence is safer.
Itโ€™s walking your own path
even when the crowd laughs at the direction.
People think power is dominance.
But I argue power is integrity.
Power is restraint.
Power is knowing you can destroy
and choosing instead to build.
Real power doesnโ€™t need permission.
It doesnโ€™t need applause.
It lives in how you carry yourself
on the days no one is watching.
So if power is up for debate,
hereโ€™s my stance
Strength isnโ€™t in control
itโ€™s in character.
And the strongest people
are the ones who refuse to betray themselves
for a moment of looking powerful.
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๐Ÿ”ฅ What Power Really Is An Argument in Poetry