Malala Yousufzai

She holds up a light to the darkness

 she is a such a shining soul

as we look into her eyes of Hope

The world saw her courage so bold

 Where there is hatred of freedom

And where there is those who would control

Where there is ignorance and violence

There is also the spirit of truth to know

We hear of an Arab Spring

And only know a small part of the plight

We never can quite see behind the veil

And understand the way the girls and women live

 and how they fear for their lives

It’s hard to understand the hatred we see

And the will for what we believe is right

And for those who so strongly do not agree

and give their lives for their Jihadist  fight

And while Malala you are laying there

 fighting for your life

You hold the power of the world to see you

 As the world lights a candles to your soul’s Bright light

And such a voice of one so young

Somehow touched the world

Your spirit is a light in the darkness

As we pray for healing and her voice to be heard.