Everyone keeps talking about power
like itโs some trophy you snatch
a throne you guard
a spotlight you fight to stand under.
But hereโs the truth nobody wants to debate:
Power isnโt loud.
It isnโt the person yelling the orders
or the one stacking titles like armor.
Power is quieter, heavier, harder.
Itโs choosing discipline over impulse.
Itโs telling the truth when silence is safer.
Itโs 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 doesnโt need permission.
It doesnโt need applause.
It lives in how you carry yourself
on the days no one is watching.
So if power is up for debate,
hereโs my stance
Strength isnโt in control
itโs in character.
And the strongest people
are the ones who refuse to betray themselves
for a moment of looking powerful.